Project Detail

The Magic Flute

Synopsis

One of the world’s best-loved operas, in the hands of director Kenneth Branagh and librettist Stephen Fry, The Magic Flute will be a cinematic experience both epic in scale and visionary in its interpretation. On the eve of the first global war a magical drama unfolds as Tamino sets forth on a perilous journey in pursuit of love, light and peace in a world afflicted by darkness, death and destruction.

Details

Year
2007
Type of film
Features
Running time
135 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Kenneth Branagh
Producer
Pierre Olivier Bardet
Screenwriter
Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Fry
Director of Photography
Roger Lanser
Principal cast
Joseph Kaiser, Amy Carson, Ben Davis

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Production Status

Production Company

Magic Flute Productions Ltd

Beaufort House
Tenth Floor, 15 St Botolph Street
London EC3A 7EE
UK

T +44 (0)20 7247 6555

Sales Company

Celluloid Dreams

2 rue Paris, France

T+33 1 49 70 03 70

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