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The Magic Box is a British film of genre Drama directed by John Boulting released in USA on 23 september 1952 with Robert Donat
The Magic Box (1952)
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Add to a movie listThe Magic Box is a 1951 British, Technicolor, biographical drama film, directed by John Boulting. The film stars Robert Donat as William Friese-Greene, with a host of cameo appearances by such actors as Peter Ustinov and Laurence Olivier. It was produced by Ronald Neame and distributed by British Lion Film Corporation. The film was a project of the Festival of Britain and adapted by Eric Ambler from the controversial biography by Ray Allister.
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In 1921, William Friese-Greene, in dire financial straits and separated from his wife, but still working, attends a film conference in London. He is saddened that all the attendees are businessmen interested only in moneymaking. He attempts to speak, but no-one is interested and he sits down. He thinks back to his early pioneering days.Actors
Robert Donat
(William Friese-Greene)
Margaret Johnston
(Edith Harrison)
Maria Schell
(Helena Friese-Greene)
Robert Beatty
(Lord Beaverbrook)
Margaret Rutherford
(Lady Pond)
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