The Magician

Original title: Ansiktet

Duration: 102 min

Release date: 1958-12-26

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A traveling magician and his troupe arrive in a Swedish town in the 1840s, where their act is scrutinized by local authorities and a skeptical medical official. Their stay leads to a series of confrontations that test the boundaries between performance, belief, and deception.

Drama

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Kanopy

Criterion Channel

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as Albert Emanuel Vogler

as Manda Vogler

Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnar Björnstrand

as Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health

Naima Wifstrand

Naima Wifstrand

as Granny Vogler

as Johan Spegel

as Sara Lindqvist

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

as Consul Egerman

Birgitta Pettersson

Birgitta Pettersson

Frithiof Bjärne

Frithiof Bjärne

as Border Officer (uncredited)

as Border Officer (uncredited)

Arne Mårtensson

Arne Mårtensson

as Customs Officer (uncredited)

as Customs Officer (uncredited)

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Director of Photography

Eskil Eckert-Lundin

Eskil Eckert-Lundin

Katinka Faragó

Script Supervisor

Karl-Arne Bergman

Karl-Arne Bergman

Property Master

Assistant Camera

Carl-Henry Cagarp

Carl-Henry Cagarp

Production Manager

Assistant Director

Production Design

Original Music Composer

Greta Johansson

Greta Johansson

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