The Magician
- Original title
- Ansiktet (The Magician)aka
- AKA
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- The Face
- Year
- 1958
- Running time
- 102 min.
- Country
- Sweden
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Max von Sydow
- Ingrid Thulin
- Gunnar Björnstrand
- Ake Fridell
- Naima Wifstrand
- Bibi Andersson
- Bengt Ekerot
- Erland Josephson
- Lars Ekborg
- Gertrud Fridh
- Toivo Pawlo
- Sif Ruud
- Oscar Ljung
- Ulla Sjöblom
- Axel Düberg
- Birgitta Pettersson
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- Music
- Cinematography
Gunnar Fischer (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. Horror | 19th Century. Magic. Psychological Drama
- Synopsis
- When 'Vogler's Magnetic Health Theater' comes to town, there's bound to be a spectacle. Reading reports of a variety of supernatural disturbances at Vogler's prior performances abroad, the leading townspeople (including the police chief and medical examiner) request that their troupe provide them a sample of their act, before allowing them public audiences. The scientific-minded disbelievers try to expose them as charlatans, but Vogler and his crew prove too clever for them.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1959: Venice: Special Jury Prize. Nominated for the Golden Lion.1959: Nominated for BAFTA: Best Film from any Source.1959: BAFTA Awards: Nominated to Best Film
- Critics' reviews
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"It is one of Bergman's most tightly structured and frightening films."
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 34 My Favorite Swedish Movies (12)
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