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It had been two weeks after seeing Phantasm that my family's weekly "Movie Date Night" continued on with the next film treat on our list: Magic, the Richard Attenborough directed psychological horror, in which the now legendary Anthony Hopkins stars as Charles "Corky" Withers, an aspiring magician and Ventriloquist, whom, "in partnership" with ...
Magic was also well received by critics, with Gene Siskel placing the film at number 9 on his list of Top 10 Films of 1978 (alongside Halloween and Ingmar Bergman’s Autumn Sonata). Despite its modest success, Magic failed to spark a trend toward more nuanced depictions of the ventriloquist profession across all genres.
A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart. 944 IMDb 6.8 1 h 47 min 1978. X-Ray R. Drama · Horror · Cerebral · Frightening. Freevee (with ads) More purchase. options.
Magic. A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart. 940 IMDb 6.8 1 h 46 min 1978. X-Ray R.
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Apr 25, 2006 · Director Richard Attenborough Star Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter Year of Release: 1978. Product details Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
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Richard Attenborough's Magic (1978) is an exceptional work of cinema that has so much to offer to the viewer at different levels. It features Anthony Hopkins in the role of a shy ventriloquist named Corky Withers. Corky's act in which he uses a dummy to perform on-stage magic tricks is an instant success.
