Der Magier (1926)
Oliver Haddo (Paul Wegener) glaubt fest daran, ein großer Magier zu sein. Mit Hilfe einer alten Zauberformel aus dem Mittelalter will er in seinem Labor Leben aus toter Materie erschaffen. Dafür braucht er das Blut einer Jungfrau. Deshalb zwingt Haddo der schönen Margaret (Alice Terry) hypnotisch seinen Willen auf. Sie verlässt ihren Verlobten, den Chirurgen Arthur Burdon (Iván Petrovich) und reist mit dem verrückten Magier nach Monte Carlo....
Der Regisseur:
Rex Ingram
Der Autor:
Rex Ingram
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Alice Terry as Margaret Dauncey |
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Paul Wegener as Oliver Haddo |
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Firmin Gémier as Dr. Porhoët |
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Iván Petrovich as Dr. Arthur Burdon |
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Gladys Hamer as Susie Boyd |
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Henry Wilson as Haddo's Servant |
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Hubert I. Stowitts as Dancing Faun |
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Claude Fielding as Dancing Faun (uncredited) |
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Gerald Fielding as Dancing Faun (uncredited) |
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Rosita Garcia as Young Woman Bitten by Snake (uncredited) |
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Michael Powell as Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited) |
| Directing | Rex Ingram | Director |
| Production | Rex Ingram | Producer |
| Writing | W. Somerset Maugham | Novel |
| Writing | Rex Ingram | Adaptation |
| Production | Harry Lachman | Production Manager |
| Directing | Michael Powell | Assistant Director |
| Camera | John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Grant Whytock | Editor |
| Art | Henri Ménessier | Art Direction |
| Writing | Rex Ingram | Screenplay |