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 nineteenth-century traveling mesmerist and peddler of potions whose magic is put to the test in Stockholm by the cruel, eminently rational royal medical adviser Dr. Vergérus. The result is a diabolically clever battle of wits that’s both frightening and funny, shot in rich, gorgeously gothic black and white.
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Max von Sydow | Albert Emanuel Vogler |
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Ingrid Thulin | Manda Vogler (alias Mr. Aman) |
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Gunnar Bjornstrand | Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health |
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Naima Wifstrand | Granny Vogler |
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Bengt Ekerot | Johan Spegel |
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Bibi Andersson | Sara Lindqvist |
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Gertrud Fridh | Ottilia Egerman |
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Lars Ekborg | Simson / the coach driver |
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Toivo Pawlo | Police Superintendant Starbeck |
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Erland Josephson | Consul Egerman |
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Ake Fridell | Tubal |
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Sif Ruud | Sofia Garp |
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Oscar Ljung | Antonsson / burly stableman |
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Ulla Sjöblom | Henrietta Starbeck |
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Axel Duberg | Rustan / young manservant |
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Birgitta Pettersson | Sanna |
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Frithiof Bjärne | Border Officer |
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Tor Borong | Border Officer |
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Arne Martensson | Customs Officer |
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Harry Schein | Customs officer |
| Director | Ingmar Bergman |
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| Writer | Ingmar Bergman | |
| Producer | Allan Ekelund | |
| Musician | Erik Nordgren | |
| Photography | Gunnar Fischer | |
| Edition | Criterion |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | SUB [English] |
| Distributor | Criterion |
| Edition Release Date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Regions | Region 1 | Region A |
| Watched | |
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| Index | 1852 |
| Added Date | May 04, 2016 23:38:53 |
| Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:34:23 |
Disc Features
New, restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
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 in 1990
New and improved English subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring excerpts from a 1990 tribute to the film by Assayas, a new essay by critic Geoff Andrew, and an excerpt from Bergman’s autobiography Images: My Life in Film
New cover by Michael Boland
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