Synopsis
Yasha is a Jewish stage magician who tours through eastern Europe while destroying his career through personal problems. He has one more chance at theatrical success, but he needs to do a brand new trick in a Warsaw theater.
Key facts
Cast
Alan Arkin, Louise Fletcher, Valerie Perrine
Original language
German, English
Production companies
The Cannon Group
Home video distributors
VideoRama (Sweden), Esselte|Esselte Svart (Sweden), HBO / Cannon Video (United States), Cannon Video (United States)
Based on
The Magician of Lublin
Setting
Poland
Filming locations
Germany
Québec / French
Québec classification
18 years and over
Classification date
December 7, 1981
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Festival History
- Locarno International Film Festival 2010 generic
- Chicago International Film Festival 1979 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1979 generic
- Venice Film Festival 1979 generic
Titles
| Original title | The Magician of Lublin | |
| Québec French title | Le Magicien de Lublin | |
| Alternate title | Trollkarlen från Lublin | |
| Alternate title | Der Magier | |
| Alternate title | Troldmanden | |
| Alternate title | Lublinin taikuri | |
| Alternate title | El mago de Lublin | |
| Alternate title | O anthropos apo tin Varsovia | |
| Alternate title | Ha-Kosem Mi’Lublin | |
| Alternate title | Il mago di Lublino | |
| Alternate title | Sztukmistrz z Lublina | |
| Alternate title | O Mago de Lublin |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Esselte|Esselte Svart | 1979, Sweden |
| VHS | VideoRama | 1979, Sweden |
| VHS | HBO / Cannon Video (cat. no. TVA 4007) | 1984, United States, clamshell |
| VHS | Cannon Video (cat. no. 31021) | 1989, United States, slipcase |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | Sweden | 1979 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1984 TVA 4007 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1989 31021 |
Full credits
| Director | Menahem Golan |
| Cast | Alan Arkin, Louise Fletcher, Valerie Perrine |
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
