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Magic Fire

Magic Fire

Magic Fire

Magic Fire

1955•1h 35m•

★4.9(7 ratings)

DramaRomanceHistory

Overview

Director William Dieterle's 1956 film biography of classical composer Richard Wagner stars Carlos Thompson, Yvonne De Carlo, Rita Gam, Alan Badel and Valentina Cortese.

Director

William Dieterle

Writers

Bertita Harding, E.A. Dupont, David T. Chantler

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Main Cast

Yvonne De Carlo

Yvonne De Carlo

Minna Planer

Carlos Thompson

Carlos Thompson

Franz Liszt

Rita Gam

Rita Gam

Cosima Liszt

Valentina Cortese

Valentina Cortese

Mathilde Wesendonk

Alan Badel

Alan Badel

Richard Wagner

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Otto Wesendonk

Frederick Valk

Frederick Valk

Minister von Moll

Gerhard Riedmann

Gerhard Riedmann

King Ludwig I

Erik Schumann

Erik Schumann

Hans von Bülow

Robert Freitag

Robert Freitag

August Röckel

Heinz Klingenberg

Heinz Klingenberg

König von Sachsen

Charles Regnier

Charles Regnier

Giacomo Meyerbeer

Full Crew

Direction

Director: William Dieterle
Assistant Director: Virgil Hart

Writing

Screenplay: Bertita Harding
Screenplay: E.A. Dupont
Screenplay: David T. Chantler
Novel: Bertita Harding

Production

Producer: William Dieterle

Music & Sound

Sound: Frank T. Dyke
Sound: Walter Rühland
Music Supervisor: Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Ernest Haller

Art Direction

Art Direction: Robert Herlth

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Ursula Maes

Did You Know?

#1

The runtime is 95 minutes (1h 35m).

#2

The film was directed by William Dieterle.

#3

The screenplay was written by Bertita Harding and E.A. Dupont.

#4

Cinematography was handled by Ernest Haller.

#5

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0049461.

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Rating

4.9/10

Mixed

7 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Magic Fire

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Republic Pictures

Republic Pictures