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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.
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- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Written by
- Ingmar Bergman
- Produced by
- Allan Ekelund
- Composer
- Erik Nordgren
- Cinematographer
- Gunnar Fischer
- Editor
- Oscar Rosander
- Studio
- SF Studios
- Origin country
- Sweden
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Language
- Swedish
- Rating
- NR
- Also known as
- The Face
- TMDB
- 7.3/10 (250 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 100% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 86/100
- IMDb
- 7.5/10 (11,161 votes)
Cast
Max von Sydow
Albert Emanuel Vogler
Ingrid Thulin
Manda Vogler
Gunnar Björnstrand
Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health
Naima Wifstrand
Granny Vogler
Bengt Ekerot
Johan Spegel
Bibi Andersson
Sara Lindqvist
Gertrud Fridh
Ottilia
Lars Ekborg
Simson
Toivo Pawlo
Starbeck
Erland Josephson
Consul Egerman
Åke Fridell
Tubal
Sif Ruud
Sofia
Oscar Ljung
Antonsson
Ulla Sjöblom
Henrietta
Axel Düberg
Rustan
Birgitta Pettersson
Sanna
Frithiof Bjärne
Border Officer (uncredited)
Tor Borong
Border Officer (uncredited)
Crew
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