The Magician (1949)

Original title

El Mago

Directed by

Miguel M. Delgado

Genre

comedy film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man who looks exactly like a magician is hired to pretend to be him while the real magician is on vacation. The hired substitute gets caught up in the magician's routines and situations.

lightheartedplayfulcomedicbreezywhimsicalfunsillyenergetic

What happens

The Magician (Spanish: El Mago) is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno, Leonora Amar and José Baviera. The film tells the story of lookalike hired from an agency to take the place of a magician who has gone on holiday. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo. A small chunk of the film is shown in the background of Episode 2 of Season 2 of Breaking Bad. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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