The Magician (1949 film)
The Magician | |
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Directed by | Miguel M. Delgado |
Written by | Alex Joffé Jaime Salvador |
Produced by | Jacques Gelman |
Starring | Cantinflas Leonora Amar José Baviera |
Cinematography | Raúl Martínez Solares |
Edited by | Jorge Bustos |
Music by | Gonzalo Curiel |
Production company | Posa Films |
Release date | 4 May 1949 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
The Magician (Spanish:El Mago) is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Leonora Amar and José Baviera. The film tells the story of lookalike hired from an agency to take the place of a magician who has gone on holiday.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo.
Cast[]
- Cantinflas as Cantinflas
- Leonora Amar as Jeanette
- José Baviera as Mago Krishnar
- Ernesto Finance as Makazar
- Alejandro Cobo as Jefe de secuestradores
- Pepe Martínez as Ministro de Arichi
- Miguel Manzano as Serafín
- Amparo Arozamena as Mujer de Pedro, clienta de mago
- as Ministro de Arichi
- as Ruperto
- Julián de Meriche
- as Bailarina
- Jorge Mondragon
- Óscar Pulido as Jefe de la secreta
- Victorio Blanco as Asesino turbante (uncredited)
- Guillermo Calles as Asesino turbante (uncredited)
- Roberto Corell as Maraja de Pentanal (uncredited)
- (uncredited)
- (uncredited)
- Ramiro Gamboa as Reportero (uncredited)
- Enrique García Álvarez as Señor director (uncredited)
- María Gentil Arcos as Clienta de Krishnar (uncredited)
- as Vendedora de comida (uncredited)
- Queta Lavat as Secretaria (uncredited)
- as Invitada a cena (uncredited)
- as Secuestrador (uncredited)
- as Doctor (uncredited)
- as Secuestrador (uncredited)
- as Fakir Birman (uncredited)
- Manuel Noriega as Profesor escuela, cliente mago (uncredited)
- as Doctor (uncredited)
- (uncredited)
- as Ministro de Arichi (uncredited)
- (uncredited)
- as Señora del Moral, clienta de Krishnar (uncredited)
- Armando Velasco as Empleado hotel (uncredited)
- (uncredited)
- (uncredited)
References[]
- ^ Pilcher p.129
Bibliography[]
- Pilcher, Jeffrey M. Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity. Rowman & Littlefield, 2001.
External links[]
- The Magician at IMDb
Categories:
- Spanish-language films
- 1949 films
- 1949 comedy films
- Mexican comedy films
- Mexican films
- 1940s Spanish-language films
- Films directed by Miguel M. Delgado
- Mexican black-and-white films
- 1940s Mexican film stubs