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The Magician (1958)

Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Cinematography by Gunnar Fischer

Approved101 min43 frames

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The Magician (1958) movie still: closeup — A dark, spartan space with featureless walls casting long shadows. A gaunt man in a worn top hat holds…The Magician (1958) movie still: medium — A woman stands against a textured white marble wall in a dim setting. She reaches out with one hand while…The Magician (1958) movie still: medium — A man sits on a desolate, grassy hillside next to a large wooden wagon frame. He opens a small wooden box…The Magician (1958) movie still: closeup — A man in a top hat stands in a dimly lit room. He wears a checkered tie and smiles while looking off…The Magician (1958) movie still: closeup — A piece of wrinkled fabric displays a detailed charcoal drawing of a skull. Handwritten astrological…The Magician (1958) movie still: medium — Two men sit at a dark wooden dining table filled with plates and glassware. They look directly at the…The Magician (1958) movie still: medium — A group of people dressed in early twentieth-century formal attire stand in a hall. A man in the…The Magician (1958) movie still: medium — A man stands before a dark vertical slatted gate in an interior space. He wears a dark coat and looks…The Magician (1958) movie still: establishing — A narrow cobblestone lane passes between old European-style houses with grass-covered rooftops. Lush…The Magician (1958) movie still: medium — An interior space with a wooden table, rough walls, and a small window nearby. A middle-aged woman plays a…The Magician (1958) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains an antique tall case clock beside a large mirror. A thin, older man stares at…The Magician (1958) movie still: closeup — A dark hallway features a glowing lantern mounted on a distant wall. A man stands in the foreground,…The Magician (1958) movie still: closeup — An outdoor setting at night with out-of-focus foliage in the dark background. One man leans his head onto…The Magician (1958) movie still: medium — An interior space is divided by hanging curtains decorated with handwritten text and symbols. A man in…The Magician (1958) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit library interior with blurred shelves visible in the dark background. A middle-aged man in…The Magician (1958) movie still: closeup — A dark paneled library contains rows of books on shelves visible in the background. A formally dressed…
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The Magician — official trailer

What is The Magician about?

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.

Where can you watch The Magician?

US availability for The Magician (1958). Data by JustWatch, listings on TMDB. Availability changes — check the provider for current listings.

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What does the cinematography of The Magician look like?

Sampled across 43 frames, the coverage of The Magician leans on medium shots (47% of the sample) and close-ups (40%). Cinematographer Gunnar Fischer keeps 37% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 63% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 70% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Magician?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Magician (1958) are #040404, #323232, #6d6d6d, #cecece, #919191, #ababab — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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