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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Ingmar Bergman (writer)
Release Date:
27 August 1959 (USA) more
Tagline:
Into the Nether-World! You'll Gasp At This Occult Hypnotic Experience Into the Supernatural! more
Plot:
When 'Vogler's Magnetic Health Theater' comes to town, there's bound to be a spectacle. Reading reports... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Magical cinema more (16 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Max von Sydow | ... | Albert Emanuel Vogler |
 | Ingrid Thulin | ... | Manda Vogler (alias Mr. Aman) |
| Gunnar Björnstrand | ... | Dr. Vergerus, Minister of Health |
| Naima Wifstrand | ... | Granny Vogler |
| Bengt Ekerot | ... | Johan Spegel |
| Bibi Andersson | ... | Sara Lindqvist |
| Gertrud Fridh | ... | Ottilia Egerman |
| Lars Ekborg | ... | Simson, the coach driver |
| Toivo Pawlo | ... | Police Superintendant Starbeck |
| Erland Josephson | ... | Consul Egerman |
| Åke Fridell | ... | Tubal |
| Sif Ruud | ... | Sofia Garp |
| Oscar Ljung | ... | Antonsson, burly stableman |
| Ulla Sjöblom | ... | Henrietta Starbeck |
| Axel Düberg | ... | Rustan, young manservant |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Face (UK)
The Magician (USA)
Le visage (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
O Rosto (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Ansigtet (Denmark) [da]
Das Gesicht (West Germany) [de]
El mago (Argentina) [es]
El rostro (Spain) [es]
Het gelaat (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
Il volto (Italy) [it]
Kasvot (Finland) [fi]
O anthropos me ta 2 prosopa (Greece) [el]
Twarz (Poland) [pl]
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Runtime:
100 min | UK:107 min
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Certification:
Finland:K-16 | UK:PG (video rating) (2001) | UK:X
Filming Locations:
Djurgardsslaten 49-51, Skansen, Djurgården, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden more
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Trivia:
The character name Vergerus is one that recurs throughout Bergman's work and is generally associated with lack of emotion and heartlessness. more
Quotes:
Granny Vogler: I see what I see, and I know what I know. But nobody believes me. more
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| 'Vergerus' | cruzlee |
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A wonderful film about Emanuel Vogler and his Magnetic health theater that are forced to put up a magical show in front of a sceptical crowd lead by the scientist Vergérus (another member of the Vergérus family, known from other Bergman films). Max von Sydow plays Emanuel Vogler, the tormented artist putting his faith in art and Gunnar Björnstrand the dissecting, denying scientist Vergérus.
It's said that Emanuel Vogler is based on Bergman himself, Vergérus on the Swedish film critic Harry Schein and Manda Vogler on Inrid Thulin.
Still waiting for this and other Bergman films to be released on DVD.
10/10