The Magician

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The Magician is a 1926 silent horror film directed by Rex Ingram, noted for its early and influential depiction of occult themes and special effects in cinema.

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instanceOf American film ⓘ
black-and-white film ⓘ
feature film ⓘ
silent horror film ⓘ
basedOn The Magician (novel) ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy W. Somerset Maugham ⓘ
character Arthur Burdon ⓘ
Margaret Dauncey ⓘ
Oliver Haddo ⓘ
cinematographyBy John F. Seitz ⓘ
colorProcess black and white ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Rex Ingram ⓘ
discoveredInArchive 20th century film preservation efforts ⓘ
distributionFormat theatrical release ⓘ
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
era silent film era ⓘ
filmFormat 35 mm ⓘ
filmingLocation France ⓘ
Nice ⓘ
genre fantasy film ⓘ
horror film ⓘ
hasCultFollowing yes ⓘ
hasDirectorSpouseInCast Alice Terry ⓘ
hasFilmTechnique miniature effects ⓘ
optical effects ⓘ
stop-motion-like visual tricks ⓘ
hasIntertitlesLanguage English ⓘ
influenced later horror films with occult themes ⓘ
language Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ
musicForModernScreeningsBy various contemporary accompanists ⓘ
narrativeTheme black magic ⓘ
mad science ⓘ
occult rituals ⓘ
notableFor early cinematic depiction of occult themes ⓘ
innovative special effects for its time ⓘ
partOf early MGM horror output ⓘ
producer Rex Ingram ⓘ
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
releaseDate 1926-09-19 ⓘ
releaseYear 1926 ⓘ
runtime approximately 80 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Rex Ingram ⓘ
setting Paris ⓘ
starring Alice Terry ⓘ
Firmin Gémier ⓘ
Iván Petrovich ⓘ
Paul Wegener ⓘ

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Alice Terry → notableWork → The Magician ⓘ