The Magician (1926)
| Movie | |
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| German title | The magician |
| Original title | The Magician |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1926 |
| length | 83 minutes |
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| Director | Rex Ingram |
| script | Rex Ingram |
| production | Rex Ingram |
| music | Berndt Heller |
| camera | John F. Seitz |
| cut | Grant Whytock |
| occupation | |
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The Magician (original title The Magician ) is an American film by Rex Ingram from 1926 . The film was based on the novel of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham .
action
The young sculptress Margaret is injured by a falling portrait. She is paralyzed, but is successfully managed by Dr. Arthur Burdon operates. An enigmatic man named Oliver Haddo is also present as a spectator at the operation, who says that the real art is not in healing, but in creating life. He finds an old recipe which, among other things, requires the blood of a virgin to carry it out.
From Dr. Arthur Burdon and Margaret become a couple. At a fair, the two of them meet Haddo, who demonstrates how he heals himself from the bite of a poisonous snake from a snake charmer. The next day, Haddo apologizes to Margaret for frightening her. She wants to send him away first, but succumbs to his hypnotic effect, whereupon he shows her a vision of hell.
Margaret feels safe from Haddo only in the presence of Arthur; she eagerly awaits the upcoming wedding with her groom. Suddenly she receives a message from Haddo that she should come to him urgently.
On the wedding day, the surprised Arthur receives a message from Margaret that she has been married to Haddo. Arthur suspects that this did not happen with Margaret's consent. He pursues the two; his trail leads him to Monte Carlo in a casino, where Haddo and Margaret are active as gamblers. Margaret asks Arthur to come to Latourette; In that place there is a laboratory in which Haddo is hiding with Margaret. Arthur takes Margaret to a sanatorium for her recovery. After days of absence, Haddo reappears in his laboratory and kidnaps Margaret to conduct his experiments with her there. Arthur and his friend Dr. Porhoet take up the chase. You can free Margaret just in time, Haddo's laboratory will be destroyed.
Reviews
“A fantastic silent film shot in the south of France, which is a curious blend of European romanticism, expressionist horror and American sensationalism; What was intended as an artistic revitalization of Hollywood by European artists is, from today's point of view, especially interesting from a film-historical perspective. "
Web links
- The magician in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The magician. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .