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The Magic Box (1951) was a Drama - Drama Film directed by John Boulting and produced by Ronald Neame.

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A Caixa M?gica / The Magic Box (1951)

By L? on Aug 3, 2014 From Critica Retro

A Caixa M?gica / The Magic Box (1951) Na minha opini?o, o melhor cineasta ainda em atividade ? Martin Scorsese. N?o apenas porque os filmes dele s?o de excelente qualidade, mas principalmente porque ele ama os filmes antigos. Scorsese ? um admirador e ap?ia as campanhas de conserva??o de film... Read full article


A Caixa M?gica / The Magic Box (1951)

By L? on Aug 3, 2014 From Critica Retro

A Caixa M?gica / The Magic Box (1951) Na minha opini?o, o melhor cineasta ainda em atividade ? Martin Scorsese. N?o apenas porque os filmes dele s?o de excelente qualidade, mas principalmente porque ele ama os filmes antigos. Scorsese ? um admirador e ap?ia as campanhas de conserva??o de film... Read full article


A Caixa M?gica / The Magic Box (1951)

By L? on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica Retro

A Caixa M?gica / The Magic Box (1951) Na minha opini?o, o melhor cineasta ainda em atividade ? Martin Scorsese. N?o apenas porque os filmes dele s?o de excelente qualidade, mas principalmente porque ele ama os filmes antigos. Scorsese ? um admirador e apoia as campanhas de conserva??o de fil... Read full article


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William Friese-Greene's son Claude Friese-Greene continued to develop his father's colour process and produced a series of colour travelogues of Britain in the 1920s. These never achieved contemporary commercial success but formed the basis of a very popular 3-part BBC Television broadcast The Lost World of Friese-Greene, after being preserved by the British Film Institute.
According to Ronald Neame in his memoirs, Alec Guinness was only actor to refuse a role in this.
One of the extras in this movie is a teenage Ronnie Kray (later the infamous London gangster).
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