The Magician [Ansiktet]

Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri [SF], 1958. Collection of nine vintage oversize double weight reference photographs from the 1958 Swedish film. Stamps of DLS-Film Holland on the versos, and several with layout annotations in manuscript ink and pencil. Embossed censor blindstamp at the upper right corner of each photograph.

A traveling magic show led by a depressed, fraudulent illusionist faces opposition from a small town's authorities, who wish to expose the spectacle as a sham.

Shot on location in Stockholm, Sweden.

9.25 x 11.75 inches. Generally Very Good, with pinholes at the corners, and several with small closed tears that have been repaired with archival tape on the versos.

Criterion Collection 537. Rosenbaum 1000.

[Book #156282]