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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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