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The Magician

Original title: Ansiktet

1958 · NR · 1h 42m

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

7.3

TMDB audience score
251 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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

  • Max von Sydow
    Albert Emanuel Vogler

  • Ingrid Thulin
    Manda Vogler

  • Gunnar Björnstrand
    Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health

  • Naima Wifstrand
    Granny Vogler

  • Bengt Ekerot
    Johan Spegel

  • Bibi Andersson
    Sara Lindqvist

  • Gertrud Fridh
    Ottilia

  • Lars Ekborg
    Simson

  • Toivo Pawlo
    Starbeck

  • Erland Josephson
    Consul Egerman

  • Åke Fridell
    Tubal

  • Sif Ruud
    Sofia

  • Oscar Ljung
    Antonsson

  • Ulla Sjöblom
    Henrietta

  • Axel Düberg
    Rustan

  • Birgitta Pettersson
    Sanna

  • Frithiof Bjärne
    Border Officer (uncredited)

  • Tor Borong
    Border Officer (uncredited)