Mesmer (1994)

★ 5.9/10 107 min Drama Austria, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom English

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

Writer: Dennis Potter

Streaming: Not available

Charlatan, Fraud... or Genius

Description

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

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Top Cast

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