The Magic Box (1951)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Magic Box |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Swedish release | 1952-09-22 |
Cast
Robert Donat
william friese-greene
Maria Schell
helena friese-greene
Margaret Johnston
edith friese-greene
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
|---|---|
| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Art Director | |
| Film Editor | |
| Costume Designer |
Cast
| Robert Donat | william friese-greene | ||
| Maria Schell | helena friese-greene | ||
| Margaret Johnston | edith friese-greene | ||
| Renée Asherson | miss tagg | ||
| Richard Attenborough | jack carter | ||
| Robert Beatty | lord beaverbrook | ||
| John Charlesworth | graham friese-greene | ||
| John Howard Davies | maurice friese-greene | ||
| Marjorie Fielding | elderly viscountess | ||
| Joyce Grenfell | mrs clare | ||
| Stanley Holloway | broker's man | ||
| Glynis Johns | may jones | ||
| Miles Malleson | orchestra conductor | ||
| Bernard Miles | cousin alfred | ||
| Laurence Olivier | holborn policeman | ||
| Eric Portman | arthur collings | ||
| Michael Redgrave | mr lege | ||
| Margaret Rutherford | lady pond | ||
| Frederick Valk | maurice guttenburg | ||
| Kay Walsh | hotel receptionist |
Companies
| Production Company | Fesitval Film Productions | ||
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| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | British Lion Films Ltd. |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 80496 |
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| Date | 1952-04 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2940 meters |
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 1952-09-22 | Sture | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
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| TV showing | 1977-09-24 | TV1 | Sweden | |||
| Cinematheque screening | 1983-09-01 | Sweden | ||||
| 1983-09-12 | Sweden | |||||
| 1989-09-24 | Sweden | |||||
| 1989-09-29 | Sweden | |||||
| 1999-02-04 | Bio Victor | Stockholm | Sweden | |||
| 1999-02-05 | Sture | Stockholm | Sweden | |||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2013-12-01 | |||||
| Censurbeslut | 2014-05-20 | |||||
| 2014-05-24 |
Soundtrack listing
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Script type | Dialoglista |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | set |
|---|---|
| Colour prints | No |
| Behind the scenes prints | No |
| Slides | No |
| Digital images | No |
| Negatives | No |
| Contact sheets | No |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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