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Play Time: 101 mins
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The Magician

Overview:
Dr. Vogler's, a nineteenth-century traveling mesmerist and peddler of potions, magic is put to the test in Stockholm by the cruel, eminently rational royal medical adviser Dr. Vergérus.

Original Title:Ansiktet
Status: Released (1958-12-26)
Awards:Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award3 wins & 2 nominations total
Screen:Ingmar Bergman
Productions: SF Studios
Production Countries: Sweden
Spoken Languages: svenska
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CRCulver

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The three films that Ingmar Bergman produced at the close of the 1950s – <i>Det sjunde inseglet</i>, <i>Smultronstället</i> and <i>Jungfrukällen</i> – tower so high in his output that one might forget that these were not his only productions of the era. <i>Ansiktet</i> ("The Face", r ....

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CinemaSerf

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I thought there was something of the slightly menacing John Carradine in Max Von Sydow's performance here, as the eponymous purveyor of bafflement. His troupe arrive in a forewarned small Swedish town that is full of scepticism about the wares and skills of the "Vogler" enterprise. M ....

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