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Released
2003 · FILM

The Magic Flute

Directed by
Runtime
185 min
Language
DE
Music
Streaming on
  • The Criterion Channel

Synopsis

The Queen of the Night recruits a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful daughter, Princess Pamina, who has been kidnapped. Assisted by the lovesick birdcatcher Papageno and a magical flute capable of influencing the hearts of men, Tamino begins a journey in pursuit of true love, which leads him to the temple of the evil Sarastro, where Pamina is being held. Sir Colin Davis, an internationally renowned interpreter of Mozart's works, conducts the chorus and orchestra of the Royal Opera House alongside a distinguished cast in David McVicar's 2003 production of the opera, which was composed by Mozart in the final year of his life. The performance was recorded live at Covent Garden.

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Principal cast & crew: 14

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Steve EveleighDesigned by John Macfarlane

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