Mesmer
1994, English. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode.
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A biography of the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal magnetism."
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Roger SpottiswoodeDirector
- Alan RickmanFranz Anton Mesmer
- Amanda OomsMaria Theresia Paradies
- Simon McBurneyFranz Mesmer junior
- David HemblenDoctor Ingenhousz
- Anna ThalbachFrancesca
- Donal DonnellyDoctor Vic d'Azyr
- Gillian BargeFrau Mesmer
- David BurkeDoctor de Vauzesmes
- Beatie EdneyMarie Antoinette
- Peter DvorskyDoctor Deslon
- István SzilágyiCoachman
- János GosztonyiFootman
Details
- Released
- 25 August 1994
- Country
- Austria, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Dennis Potter
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Mesmer runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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Who directed Mesmer?
Mesmer (1994) was directed by Roger Spottiswoode and stars Alan Rickman, Amanda Ooms, Simon McBurney.