Mesmer

Mesmer

107 mins | Drama | Aug. 25, 1994

A biography of the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal magnetism."

Mesmer

107 mins | Drama | Aug. 25, 1994

Mesmer
A biography of the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal magnetism."
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers
Original title Mesmer
Directors Michael Hopfgartner, Blandine Liedermann, Michael Zenon, Joanne T. Harwood, Caroline Veyssière, Roger Spottiswoode
Writers Dennis Potter

Cast

Alan Rickman

as Franz Anton Mesmer

Amanda Ooms

as Maria Theresia Paradies

Simon McBurney

as Franz Mesmer junior

David Hemblen

as Doctor Ingenhousz

Anna Thalbach

as Francesca

Donal Donnelly

as Doctor Vic d'Azyr

Gillian Barge

as Frau Mesmer

David Burke

as Doctor de Vauzesmes

Beatie Edney

as Marie Antoinette

Peter Dvorsky

as Doctor Deslon

István Szilágyi

as Coachman

János Gosztonyi

as Footman

Heinz Trixner

as Baron de Horka

Petra Köberl

as Baroness de Horka

Peter Janisch

as Chancellor von Kaunitz

Caroline Holdaway

as Felicity

Jan Rubeš

as Professor Stoerk

Martin Schwab

as Herr Paradies

Dorothea Parton

as Frau Paradies

Bence Kertész

as Young Mesmer

Herbert Prikopa

as Gregor

Joerg Biester

as Captain

Noël Simsolo

as Royal Dog Handler

Serge Ridoux

as King Louis

Shirley Douglas

as Duchess Dubarry

Mareile Geisler

as Hysterical Lady

Balázs Galkó

as Musician

Antal Leisen

as A Doctor

Tamás Dunai

as Doctor's Companion

Zoltán Gera

as Another Doctor

Herbert Moulton

as Liveried Attendant