On the shelf
The Magician
1958Age guide: 12+
Where to watch
- United StatesKanopy · Criterion Channel · Darkroom
- United KingdomBFI Player
- CanadaCriterion Channel
11 more countries
- SpainFilmin · Acontra Plus · Tivify
- SwedenCineasterna · TV4 Play
- BrazilLooke · NetMovies
- DenmarkTV 2 · Filmstriben · Allente
- FinlandMTV Katsomo · Cineasterna
- NorwayTV 2 Play · Strim
- PolandAmazon Prime Video · CDA Premium
- AustraliaRent or buy
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- New ZealandRent or buy
Checked 11 Nov 2026 · Data: JustWatch
See it on the shelfA 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.…
★ 7.3/10 · 251 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Max von SydowAlbert Emanuel Vogler
Ingrid ThulinManda Vogler
Gunnar BjörnstrandDr. Vergerus / Minister of Health
Naima WifstrandGranny Vogler
Bengt EkerotJohan Spegel
Bibi AnderssonSara Lindqvist
Gertrud FridhOttilia
Lars EkborgSimson
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
CRCulver: The three films that Ingmar Bergman produced at the close of the 1950s – Det sjunde inseglet, Smultronstället and Jungfrukällen – tower so… Read full review
CinemaSerf: I thought there was something of the slightly menacing John Carradine in Max Von Sydow's performance here, as the eponymous purveyor of bafflement.… Read full review