The Act in Question
7.8
Miguel steals a trick from a magic book and becomes a world-renowned magician. However, the idea of the public discovering that this great trick is plagiarized from a book eats at his mind more and more.
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Cast
21 people
Carlos Roffé
Miguel Quiroga
Known for
Valentin
Burnt Money
Lorenzo Quinteros
Rogelio
Known for
Man Facing Southeast
Valentin
Óscar Marcos Azar
Alejandro Agresti
Known for
Valentin
Wilbert Van Dorp
Sergio Poves Campos
Amilcar Liguori
Also in
Love Is a Fat Woman
Tren Gaucho
Annemiek van Gorp
John Bramble
Mirta Busnelli
Azucena
Known for
The Boss
What the Waters Left Behind
Christoph Hahnheiser
Stefan Kamp
Nathalie Alonso Casale
Sylvie
Also in
Guernsey
Sur place
Alejandro Agresti Director · Néstor Sanz Cinematographer Stefan Kamp Editor
First release May 1, 1993 · Produced in Argentina, Netherlands · Production Allarts, Schlemmer Film
Production
Black Forest Films
Production
Allarts
Production
Schlemmer Film
Production
Hamburger Filmbüro
Production
Argentina · Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original title
El acto en cuestión
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
France · May 1, 1993
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Argentina · January 1, 1996
Limited theatrical · General San Martín Theater
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
April 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 30, 1994 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 1, 1994 · Fantasporto Film Festival
Uruguay
April 1, 1994 · Festival Internacional de Cine de Uruguay
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