The Magic Flute
“We only see Bergman, we only hear Mozart”
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.
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Cast
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Josef Köstlinger
Tamino
Irma Urrila
Pamina
Håkan Hagegård
Papageno
Also in
The Ghosts of Versailles
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
Elisabeth Erikson
Papagena
Also in
Julkalendern
The Mozart Brothers
Britt-Marie Aruhn
Första damen (First Lady)
Also in
Parsifal
La Finta Giardiniera
Kirsten Vaupel
Andra damen (Second Lady)
Known for
Mifune
Birgitta Smiding
Tredje damen (Third Lady)
Also in
Wallander: Mastermind
The Interrogation
Ulrik Cold
Sarastro
Known for
The Kingdom
Birgit Nordin
Nattens Drottning (Queen of the Night)
Also in
Maskeradbalen
Flygplan saknas
Ragnar Ulfung
Monostatos
Also in
Joker
Aniara
Erik Sædén
Talaren
Also in
Aniara
Le Nozze di Figaro
Ulf Johansson
Andra prästen (Second Priest)
Known for
Hour of the Wolf
Face to Face
Ingmar Bergman Director · Emanuel Schikaneder Story Sven Nykvist Cinematographer
Budget $650K · United States release November 11, 1975 · Produced in Sweden
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Budget
$650,000
Production
Sveriges Radio
Production
Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Trollflöjten
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · January 1, 1975
TV · TV2
Sweden · October 4, 1975
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 1975
Theatrical
United States · November 20, 2018
Physical · Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema Blu-ray
Argentina
August 11, 1977 · Theatrical
Brazil
June 24, 2005 · Theatrical
Finland
April 3, 1975 · TV · TV1
December 25, 1976 · Theatrical
France
May 16, 1975 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
September 15, 1976 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 14, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
October 29, 1976 · Theatrical
July 2, 2015 · Theatrical · re-release
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