A traveling magician and his troupe arrive in a Swedish town in the 1840s, where their act is scrutinized by local authorities and a skeptical medical official. Their stay leads to a series of confrontations that test the boundaries between performance, belief, and deception.
Albert Emanuel Vogler
Max von Sydow
Manda Vogler
Ingrid Thulin
Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health
Gunnar Björnstrand
Granny Vogler
Naima Wifstrand
Johan Spegel
Bengt Ekerot
Sara Lindqvist
Bibi Andersson
Ottilia
Gertrud Fridh
Simson
Lars Ekborg
Starbeck
Toivo Pawlo
Consul Egerman
Erland Josephson
Tubal
Åke Fridell
Sofia
Sif Ruud
Antonsson
Oscar Ljung
Henrietta
Ulla Sjöblom
Rustan
Axel Düberg
Sanna
Birgitta Pettersson
Border Officer (uncredited)
Frithiof Bjärne
Border Officer (uncredited)
Tor Borong
Customs Officer (uncredited)
Arne Mårtensson
Customs Officer (uncredited)
Harry Schein