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Magic Fire (1955)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : William Dieterle
Writer : Bertita Harding, E.A. Dupont, David T. Chantler

Synopsis

Director William Dieterle's 1956 film biography of classical composer Richard Wagner stars Carlos Thompson, Yvonne De Carlo, Rita Gam, Alan Badel and Valentina Cortese.

Actors

Yvonne De Carlo
Yvonne De Carlo
Minna Planer
Carlos Thompson
Carlos Thompson
Franz Liszt
Rita Gam
Rita Gam
Cosima Liszt
Valentina Cortese
Valentina Cortese
Mathilde Wesendonk
Alan Badel
Alan Badel
Richard Wagner
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
Otto Wesendonk
Frederick Valk
Frederick Valk
Minister von Moll
Gerhard Riedmann
Gerhard Riedmann
King Ludwig I
Erik Schumann
Erik Schumann
Hans von Bülow
Robert Freitag
Robert Freitag
August Röckel
Heinz Klingenberg
Heinz Klingenberg
König von Sachsen
Charles Regnier
Charles Regnier
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Fritz Rasp
Fritz Rasp
Pfistermeister
Kurt Großkurth
Kurt Großkurth
Theater Manager
Hans Quest
Hans Quest
Robert Hubner
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Hans Richter (uncredited)

Crews

William Dieterle
William Dieterle
Director
William Dieterle
William Dieterle
Producer
Bertita Harding
Bertita Harding
Screenplay
E.A. Dupont
E.A. Dupont
Screenplay
David T. Chantler
David T. Chantler
Screenplay
Bertita Harding
Bertita Harding
Novel
Ernest Haller
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Robert Herlth
Robert Herlth
Art Direction
Ursula Maes
Ursula Maes
Costume Design
Virgil Hart
Virgil Hart
Assistant Director
Frank T. Dyke
Frank T. Dyke
Sound
Walter Rühland
Walter Rühland
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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