The Magician

1958 · Ansiktet

Directed by

Ingmar Bergman

Starring

Max von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand

Runtime

1h 42m

Country

USA

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.