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The Magician

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Genres: Drama

Starring: Max Von Sydow

Director: Ingmar Bergman

Plot Synopsis: Ingmar Bergman’s The Magician (Ansiktet) is an engaging, brilliantly conceived tale of deceit from one of cinema’s premier illusionists. Max von Sydow stars as Dr. Vogler, a mid-nineteenth-century traveling mesmerist and peddler of potions whose magic is put to the test by a small town’s cruel, eminently rational minister of health, Dr. Vergerus. The result is a diabolically clever battle of wits that’s both frightening and funny, shot in rich, gorgeously gothic black and white.

Release Details

Release Date: October 12th, 2010

MPAA Rating: Unrated

Movie Release Year: 1958

Release Country: United States

Movie Studio: Criterion

Technical Specs

Length:101 Minutes

Specs:BD-50 Blu-ray Disc

Video Resolution/Codec:1080p/TBA

Aspect Ratio(s):1.33:1

Audio Formats:Swedish PCM Mono

Subtitles/Captions:English

Special Features:New visual essay by Bergman scholar Peter Cowie
Brief 1967 video interview with director Ingmar Bergman about the film
Rare English-language audio interview with Bergman, conducted by filmmakers Olivier Assayas and Stig Björkman
A booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoff Andrew, a reprinted essay by Assayas, and an excerpt from Bergman's autobiography Images: My Life in Film