
“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."
Release Date: 8/25/1994
Runtime: 107 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
00Companies: Accent Entertainment Corporation, Cineplex-Odeon Films, Mayfair Entertainment International, Satel Film, Studio Babelsberg
Countries: Austria, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom

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