Mesmer (1994)
Charlatan, Fraud... or Genius
A biography of the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal magnetism."
- Date of release
- 1994-08-25
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (21)
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Roger Spottiswoode
Casting
- Alan Rickman — Franz Anton Mesmer
- Amanda Ooms — Maria Theresia Paradies
- Simon McBurney — Franz Mesmer junior
- David Hemblen — Doctor Ingenhousz
- Anna Thalbach — Francesca
- Donal Donnelly — Doctor Vic d'Azyr
- Gillian Barge — Frau Mesmer
- David Burke — Doctor de Vauzesmes
- Beatie Edney — Marie Antoinette
- Peter Dvorsky — Doctor Deslon
- István Szilágyi — Coachman
- János Gosztonyi — Footman
Interesting facts
Mesmer is a 1994 Austrian-Canadian-British-German biographical film directed by Roger Spottiswoode from a script by Dennis Potter. It stars Alan Rickman as Franz Anton Mesmer and depicts his radical new ways as a pioneering physician.
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