The Magus
“Between mystery and manipulation, where reality slips away and illusions dominate.”
A teacher on a Greek island becomes involved in bizarre mind-games with the island's magus (magician) and a beautiful young woman.
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Cast
18 people
Michael Caine
Nicholas Urfe
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Anthony Quinn
Maurice Conchis
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Candice Bergen
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Anna Karina
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Paul Stassino
Meli
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Julian Glover
Anton
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Kapetan
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George Pastell
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Danièle Noël
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Jerome Willis
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Andreas Malandrinos
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Guy Green Director · John Fowles Screenplay John Dankworth Composer
Worldwide gross $1M · United States release December 10, 1968 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,000,000
Production
Blazer Films
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · October 4, 1968
Premiere · Rome
United States · December 10, 1968
Theatrical
Australia
February 1, 1984 · Physical
Denmark
August 27, 1969 · Theatrical
Finland
March 14, 1969 · Theatrical
France
January 22, 1969 · Theatrical
Italy
October 5, 1968 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 15, 1969 · Theatrical
Norway
April 24, 1969 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 26, 1969 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 8, 1971 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 13, 1969 · Theatrical · Originally rated X
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