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The Magician, 1958 comedy, Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman followed Smiles of a Summer Night and The Seventh Seal with this 1958 dark comedy of a mesmerist (Max von Sydow) matching wits with a rationalist (Gunnar Bjornstrand). In a heady game of thrills and tricks, the real magician is behind the camera.