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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%. Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 79% of the 57 1970s music movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina, in this screen adaptation of the beloved Mozart opera. Aided by the lovelorn bird hunter Papageno and a magical flute that holds the power to change the hearts of men, young Tamino embarks on a quest for true love, leading to the evil Sarastro's temple where Pamina is held captive.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
103 audience votes
Key crew
- Ingmar BergmanScreenplay
- Ingmar BergmanDirector
Cast
- Josef KöstlingerTamino
- Irma UrrilaPamina
- Håkan HagegårdPapageno
- Elisabeth EriksonPapagena
- Britt-Marie AruhnFörsta damen (First Lady)
- Kirsten VaupelAndra damen (Second Lady)
- Birgitta SmidingTredje damen (Third Lady)
- Ulrik ColdSarastro
- Birgit NordinNattens Drottning (Queen of the Night)
- Ragnar UlfungMonostatos
- Erik SædénTalaren
- Ulf JohanssonAndra prästen (Second Priest)
Stills
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Themes
operamozart
The Best Movies of 1975
The Magic Flute is #21 of 60
