Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern

May 24, 1988

1h 0m

★ 0.0

Overview

The first of two documentaries about Ingmar Bergman produced to mark his 70th birthday. Includes behind the scenes "home movies" from Bergman's personal archive, interviews with Bergman recorded over his 40 years in the film industry and passages from his autobiography read by Max von Sydow and Bergman himself.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Thames Television

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Cast

Self

Ingmar Bergman

Voice

Max von Sydow

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