Mesmer
Drama
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."
1994-08-25
en
Cast
Director
Roger Spottiswoode
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
David Burke as Doctor de Vauzesmes
Beatie Edney as Marie Antoinette
Peter Dvorsky as Doctor Deslon
István Szilágyi as Coachman
Jan Rubeš as Professor Stoerk
Serge Ridoux as King Louis
Shirley Douglas as Duchess Dubarry
Balázs Galkó as Musician
Tamás Dunai as Doctor's Companion
Zoltán Gera as Another Doctor
Noël Simsolo as Royal Dog Handler