The Magic Flute

We only see Bergman, we only hear Mozart

1975•2h 14m•

★7.2(100 ratings)

MusicRomanceFantasy

Overview

The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina, in this screen adaptation of the beloved Mozart opera. Aided by the lovelorn bird hunter Papageno and a magical flute that holds the power to change the hearts of men, young Tamino embarks on a quest for true love, leading to the evil Sarastro's temple where Pamina is held captive.

Director

Ingmar Bergman

Writers

Ingmar Bergman

Watchlist

Main Cast

Josef Köstlinger

Tamino

Irma Urrila

Pamina

Håkan Hagegård

Papageno

Elisabeth Erikson

Papagena

The Magic Flute

We only see Bergman, we only hear Mozart

1975•2h 14m•

★7.2(100 ratings)

MusicRomanceFantasy

Overview

Director

Ingmar Bergman

Writers

Ingmar Bergman

Watchlist

Main Cast

Josef Köstlinger

Tamino

Irma Urrila

Pamina

Håkan Hagegård

Papageno

Elisabeth Erikson

Papagena

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Ingmar Bergman
Assistant Director: Kerstin Forsmark

Writing

Screenplay: Ingmar Bergman
Original Story: Emanuel Schikaneder

Production

Production Manager: Måns Reuterswärd
Producer: Måns Reuterswärd

Music & Sound

Cinematography

Assistant Camera: Lars Karlsson
Director of Photography: Sven Nykvist

Editing

Editor: Siv Lundgren

Art Direction

Set Decoration: Emilio Moliner
Production Design: Henny Noremark
Set Decoration: Anna-Lena Hansen

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Henny Noremark
Costume Design: Karin Erskine
Makeup Artist: Britt Falkemo
Makeup Artist: Cecilia Drott
Makeup Artist: Bengt Ottekil

Did You Know?

The film's tagline is: "We only see Bergman, we only hear Mozart"

The original title is "Trollflöjten" (SV).

The production budget was $650.0K.

The runtime is 134 minutes (2h 14m).

The film was directed by Ingmar Bergman.

The screenplay was written by Ingmar Bergman.

Cinematography was handled by Sven Nykvist.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0073822.

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Rating

7.2/10

Good

100 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Trollflöjten

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

Language:

svenska

Country of Origin:

Sweden

Budget:

$650,000

Production Companies:

Sveriges Radio

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The Magic Flute

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Josef Köstlinger

Irma Urrila

Håkan Hagegård

Elisabeth Erikson

The Magic Flute

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Josef Köstlinger

Irma Urrila

Håkan Hagegård

Elisabeth Erikson

Britt-Marie Aruhn

Kirsten Vaupel

Birgitta Smiding

Ulrik Cold

Birgit Nordin

Ragnar Ulfung

Erik Sædén

Ulf Johansson

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