The Magic Flute

Name: The Magic Flute
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Music, Romance, TV Movie
Released: 1975-10-04
Duration: 2 h 14 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Josef Köstlinger, Irma Urrila, Håkan Hagegård, Elisabeth Erikson, Britt-Marie Aruhn

We only see Bergman, we only hear Mozart

Trollflöjten (1975)

2:14 (134 min)

Fantasy, Comedy, Music, Romance, TV Movie

Sweden

7.4/10
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Production

Sveriges Radio

Release date

4 October 1975

Budget

$650 000

Director

Ingmar Bergman

Scenario

Ingmar Bergman

Producer

Måns Reuterswärd

All team (19)

Actors

Josef Köstlinger

Tamino

Irma Urrila

Pamina

Håkan Hagegård

Papageno

Elisabeth Erikson

Papagena

Britt-Marie Aruhn

Första damen (First Lady)

Kirsten Vaupel

Andra damen (Second Lady)

Birgitta Smiding

Tredje damen (Third Lady)

Ulrik Cold

Sarastro

All actors and roles (10)

Short description

Based on the opera by Mozart, this story follows Prince Tamino as he attempts to rescue Princess Pamina. After the princess is kidnapped by Sarastro, the Queen of the Night recruits Tamino to save her daughter. Accompanied by Papageno, a bird hunter, and equipped with a magical flute and other talismans, the prince travels to Sarastro's temple to find Pamina and pursue true love.

This Swedish television movie was written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, marking the 20th of 24 films he directed. It follows his 1974 work Scenes from a Marriage and precedes Autumn Sonata from 1978. Produced by Sveriges Radio, the film features a credited cast of 49 performers, including Josef Köstlinger as Tamino, Irma Urrila as Pamina, and Håkan Hagegård as Papageno.

The film has been received positively by both viewers and professionals. It holds a rating of 7.1/10 on TMDB based on 103 votes, while film critics provided a higher rating of 8.1/10 from 26 reviews.