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The Magician

Original title: Ansiktet

  • Movie
  • 1958
  • NR
  • 1h 42m

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

7.3

TMDB audience rating
7.3 out of 10 from 251 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Max von Sydow

    Max von SydowAlbert Emanuel Vogler

  • Ingrid Thulin

    Ingrid ThulinManda Vogler

  • Gunnar Björnstrand

    Gunnar BjörnstrandDr. Vergerus / Minister of Health

  • Naima Wifstrand

    Naima WifstrandGranny Vogler

  • Bengt Ekerot

    Bengt EkerotJohan Spegel

  • Bibi Andersson

    Bibi AnderssonSara Lindqvist

  • Gertrud Fridh

    Gertrud FridhOttilia

  • Lars Ekborg

    Lars EkborgSimson

  • Toivo Pawlo

    Toivo PawloStarbeck

  • Erland Josephson

    Erland JosephsonConsul Egerman

  • Åke Fridell

    Åke FridellTubal

  • Sif Ruud

    Sif RuudSofia

  • Oscar Ljung

    Oscar LjungAntonsson

  • Ulla Sjöblom

    Ulla SjöblomHenrietta

  • Axel Düberg

    Axel DübergRustan

  • Birgitta Pettersson

    Birgitta PetterssonSanna

  • Frithiof Bjärne

    Frithiof BjärneBorder Officer (uncredited)

  • Tor Borong

    Tor BorongBorder Officer (uncredited)

Director
Ingmar Bergman
Writer
Ingmar Bergman
Music
Erik Nordgren
Cinematography
Gunnar Fischer