Magic

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Magic is a 1978 psychological horror film about a troubled ventriloquist whose relationship with his sinister dummy spirals into violence, featuring a celebrated performance by Anthony Hopkins.

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instanceOf film
psychological horror film
authorOfSourceWork William Goldman
basedOn Magic (novel)
cinematographyBy Victor J. Kemper NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Richard Attenborough
distributedBy 20th Century Fox
distributedInFormat theatrical release
editedBy John Bloom
era New Hollywood
surface form: New Hollywood era
featuresCharacter Fats (ventriloquist dummy)
filmingLocation New York State
surface form: New York (state)
genre psychological horror
thriller film
hasCultFollowing true
hasTheme mental illness
obsession
split personality
violence
mainCharacter Corky Withers
mpaaRating R
musicBy Jerry Goldsmith
narrativeFocus ventriloquist and his dummy
notableFor Anthony Hopkins’s acclaimed performance
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A troubled ventriloquist’s relationship with his sinister dummy spirals into violence.
posterTagline A terrifying love story.
producer Joseph E. Levine
productionCompany Joseph E. Levine Presents
releaseDateUS November 8, 1978
releaseYear 1978
runtimeMinutes 107
screenwriter William Goldman
setIn Catskill Mountains
surface form: Catskills
starring Ann-Margret
Anthony Hopkins
Burgess Meredith
Ed Lauter
timePeriodOfSetting 1970s

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