Directed by:
Ingmar BergmanScreenplay:
Ingmar BergmanCinematography:
Gunnar FischerComposer:
Erik NordgrenCast:
Max von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Naima Wifstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Bibi Andersson, Gertrud Fridh, Lars Ekborg, Toivo Pawlo, Erland Josephson (more)VOD (2)
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Dr. Vogler (Max von Sydow), a mid-nineteenth-century traveling mesmerist and peddler of potions whose magic is put to the test by a small town's cruel, eminently rational minister of health, Dr. Vergerus (Wild Strawberries' Gunnar Bjornstrand). The result is a diabolically clever battle of wits that's both frightening and funny, shot in rich, gorgeously gothic black and white. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Max von Sydow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267824_9f437d.jpg)
Max von Sydow
Sweden
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Awakenings (1990)
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
![Ingrid Thulin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/696/163696983_bde80d.jpg)
Ingrid Thulin
Sweden
Best movies:
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Winter Light (1963)
The Silence (1963)
![Gunnar Björnstrand](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/688/163688679_19508a.jpg)
Gunnar Björnstrand
Sweden
Best movies:
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
![Naima Wifstrand](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/939/162939449_0874fa.jpg)
Naima Wifstrand
Union between Sweden and Norway
Best movies:
Wild Strawberries (1957)
The Magician (1958)
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
![Bengt Ekerot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/130/515/130515224_0229d7.jpg)
Bengt Ekerot
Sweden
Best movies:
The Seventh Seal (1957)
The Magician (1958)
Who Saw Him Die (1968)
![Bibi Andersson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271222_0c1e00.jpg)
Bibi Andersson
Sweden
Best movies:
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
![Gertrud Fridh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/134/163134379_489621.png)
Gertrud Fridh
Sweden
Best movies:
Wild Strawberries (1957)
The Magician (1958)
The Devil's Eye (1960)
Lars Ekborg
Sweden
Best movies:
The Magician (1958)
Summer with Monika (1953)
Stimulantia (1967)
![Toivo Pawlo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/570/163570334_7d2abb.png)
Toivo Pawlo
UK
Best movies:
The Magician (1958)
The Wonderful Adventure of Nils (1962)
The Adventures of Picasso (1978)
![Erland Josephson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271221_9339ac.jpg)
Erland Josephson
Sweden
Best movies:
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
The Ox (1991)
Åke Fridell
Sweden
Best movies:
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
The Emigrants (1971)
![Sif Ruud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/867/161867467_414e93.jpg)
Sif Ruud
Sweden
Best movies:
You're Out of Your Mind, Mardie (1979)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Meg of June Hill (1980)
![Oscar Ljung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/616/163616965_d0fada.jpg)
Oscar Ljung
Sweden
Best movies:
The Virgin Spring (1960)
The Magician (1958)
The New Land (1972)
Birgitta Pettersson
Sweden
Best movies:
The Virgin Spring (1960)
The Magician (1958)
In the Presence of a Clown (1997) (TV movie)
Axel Düberg
Sweden
Best movies:
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
The Virgin Spring (1960)
Shame (1968)
Tor Borong
Sweden
Best movies:
The Seventh Seal (1957)
The Virgin Spring (1960)
Winter Light (1963)
Harry Schein
Austria
Best movies:
The Magician (1958)
Night Games (1966)
Ulla Sjöblom
Sweden
Best movies:
The Magician (1958)
The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
Here Is Your Life (1966)
Frithiof Bjärne
Sweden
Best movies:
Girl with Hyacinths (1950)
The Magician (1958)
Miss Julie (1951)
Sigvard Törnqvist
Sweden
Best movies:
The Magician (1958)
Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
The Lady in Black (1958)