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61% Critic Match
The Magician
“THEY FOUGHT FOR A GIRL'S SOUL!”
6.1 / 10• 1926• 1h 19m•NR• English
DramaHorrorFantasy
Storyline
A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a handsome surgeon, Arthur Burdon, who has saved her from being a helpless cripple by performing a delicate operation on her spine.
Cast & Crew
Alice Terry
Margaret Dauncey
Lead
Paul Wegener
Oliver Haddo
Firmin Gémier
Dr. Porhoët
Iván Petrovich
Dr. Arthur Burdon
GH
Gladys Hamer
Susie Boyd
HW
Henry Wilson
Haddo's Servant
HI
Hubert I. Stowitts
Dancing Faun
CF
Claude Fielding
Dancing Faun (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rex Ingram's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Magician is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
