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The Magic Box

1952 · John Boulting · 118 min

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A rich and deeply moving story of a man whose achievement opened up a new world, and of the two women whose love and sacrifices made it possible!

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once young and handsome William Green. He changed his name to include his first wife's for the photographic portrait work he excelled at. But he was also an inventor and his search for a way to project moving pictures became an obsession that ultimately changed the life of all those he loved.

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6.5/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database25 votesTMDB
Robert DonatWilliam Friese-GreeneMargaret JohnstonEdith Harrison Friese-GreeneMaria SchellHelena Friese-GreeneRenée AshersonMiss TaggRichard AttenboroughJack CarterRobert BeattyLord BeaverbrookMartin BoddeySitter in Bath StudioEdward ChapmanFather in Family GroupJohn CharlesworthGraham Friese-GreeneMaurice ColbourneBride's Father in wedding groupRoland Culver1st Company PromoterJohn Howard DaviesMaurice Friese-GreeneMichael DenisonReporterJoan DowlingMaggieHenry EdwardsFox Talbot's Butler

Cast

Robert DonatWilliam Friese-GreeneMargaret JohnstonEdith Harrison Friese-GreeneMaria SchellHelena Friese-GreeneRenée AshersonMiss TaggRichard AttenboroughJack CarterRobert BeattyLord BeaverbrookMartin BoddeySitter in Bath StudioEdward ChapmanFather in Family GroupJohn CharlesworthGraham Friese-GreeneMaurice ColbourneBride's Father in wedding groupRoland Culver1st Company PromoterJohn Howard DaviesMaurice Friese-GreeneMichael DenisonReporterJoan DowlingMaggieHenry EdwardsFox Talbot's Butler

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