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The Magic Box
1 hour 58 minutes1952-01-01
6.3
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Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. But he was also an inventor and his search for a way to project moving pictures became an obsession that ultimately changed the life of all those he loved.
Cast
![Robert Donat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zIgfKqnrmvsFXnhDpm1S90lHprD.jpg)
Robert Donat
William Friese-Greene
![Margaret Johnston](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hmgfYzicM6JX0tmr7U9A1ZwWoRE.jpg)
Margaret Johnston
Edith Harrison Friese-Greene
![Maria Schell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//233wh3jTQq1Mq2OZbcvohV3CTkS.jpg)
Maria Schell
Helena Friese-Greene
![Renée Asherson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//e884wrcLeo0iby7T26HXlovxO3Q.jpg)
Renée Asherson
Miss Tagg
![Richard Attenborough](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gNfQNsx9SrQpHt8Eq6CUwycH9Iu.jpg)
Richard Attenborough
Jack Carter
![Robert Beatty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zsVtibd7wYlt6p6pShgOhLBMS1j.jpg)
Robert Beatty
Lord Beaverbrook
![Martin Boddey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gOZAT6LIUacAAxVQtG6lqUh4Tx8.jpg)
Martin Boddey
Sitter in Bath Studio
![Edward Chapman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ozanx4gVXZoEvCAzMtRwG3A5hNF.jpg)
Edward Chapman
Father in Family Group
![John Charlesworth](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Charlesworth
Graham Friese-Greene
![Maurice Colbourne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//XbrmhBy7jkottMWBHp50opUs38.jpg)
Maurice Colbourne
Bride's Father in wedding group
![Roland Culver](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aTgj32LM2e28dyVbwAofZ5ttJmM.jpg)
Roland Culver
1st Company Promoter
![John Howard Davies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xe4IWezr7ZTqk3FPZMIsu3xGE4k.jpg)
John Howard Davies
Maurice Friese-Greene
![Michael Denison](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7GWMDrgQ85apoqBVn8fl2vJ89r0.jpg)
Michael Denison
Reporter
![Joan Dowling](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//j9M1XRibJnuSDZ5TqTkwMDuAn9F.jpg)
Joan Dowling
Maggie
![Henry Edwards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gthpldxIcHaaLYPqwSEolRYuq1C.jpg)
Henry Edwards
Fox Talbot's Butler
![Mary Ellis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hFDjA0LgBrFLDEwJah7yt7m9CXD.jpg)
Mary Ellis
Nell Collings
![Marjorie Fielding](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xrBbipozGatNGpVXKB30NfGh2M7.jpg)
Marjorie Fielding
Elderly Viscountess
![Robert Flemyng](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iD3fCCy38wgxpUlNwMR25L30h3l.jpg)
Robert Flemyng
Doctor
![Leo Genn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//y8c4YWSUQ572oheqaNIDROAvU9y.jpg)
Leo Genn
Maida Vale Doctor
![Marius Goring](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tBlkEduzwxRGP7Jq5NIGOy2O4E4.jpg)
Marius Goring
House Agent
![Everley Gregg](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gw8CcjbOzLD4weoCDJX2lUMCTfi.jpg)
Everley Gregg
Bridegroom's Mother
![Joyce Grenfell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6WcrVWuFvnwnOuc7oWSPjEFXQNm.jpg)
Joyce Grenfell
Mrs Claire
![Robertson Hare](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bEcIUK9wnE3WnyOmfrjEg6MJQy2.jpg)
Robertson Hare
Sitter in Bath Studio
![Kathleen Harrison](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oOBrW8LyjZ6oCCtT1bc7bi1jaFd.jpg)
Kathleen Harrison
Mother in Family Group
![William Hartnell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yMNMzT2YVinyJLzqrzTC4clbnLT.jpg)
William Hartnell
Recruiting Sergeant
![Joan Hickson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zSPC8d8CpKmxk6p7Db4VVP26rj2.jpg)
Joan Hickson
Mrs Stukely
![Thora Hird](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bz4AXWd9k7mrFPGi5eImfZxZwN2.jpg)
Thora Hird
Doctor's Housekeeper
![Stanley Holloway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3FLfK05mtqhF0mtuWVVWQCYwbA9.jpg)
Stanley Holloway
Broker's Man
![Patrick Holt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aDVjr3rCJny1a8z7OfbRc78hMC2.jpg)
Patrick Holt
Sitter in Bath Studio
![Michael Hordern](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bdnxQrWH4hM7jo8fzGpcqSQeCSq.jpg)
Michael Hordern
Official Receiver
![Jack Hulbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ffRxk8HoDGgvtk1T2R99KS3RzbY.jpg)
Jack Hulbert
Holborn Policeman
![Sid James](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cjldtyJMt8J0nuWwVIuBSn0o70w.jpg)
Sid James
Army Sergeant
![Glynis Johns](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//st4IdzYEfXActXFbVnR3DLptpTw.jpg)
Glynis Johns
May Jones
![Mervyn Johns](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yzLrLZXfQYjiWFlyjqPCadP15q.jpg)
Mervyn Johns
Goitz
![Barry Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//l7jJG65NAVWEHRhqRz9L4gAYmd3.jpg)
Barry Jones
Doctor
![Peter Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5gVb0xBDg8tXLs6pn91MTVoEzRz.jpg)
Peter Jones
Industry Man
![James Kenney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dG7Dco7SBcrBlpOncWfpJIDhkgg.jpg)
James Kenney
Kenneth Friese-Greene
![Ann Lancaster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jgP79HHQB3Zr6KzHYzH4MP42jD9.jpg)
Ann Lancaster
Bridesmaid in Wedding Group
![Herbert Lomas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wQWTmeNqaOprEpRdJ4oUPfrely.jpg)
Herbert Lomas
Warehouse Manager
![John Longden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//g6flKUPBYtUDZjzDcsz86pD9nH4.jpg)
John Longden
Speaker in Connaught Rooms
![Bessie Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aOt4c5AoO1Zp8W93JTBnl1eEcFk.jpg)
Bessie Love
Bride's Mother in Wedding Group
![Miles Malleson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lHJ3Rww0EpSxDMLuA3w71u6n2B.jpg)
Miles Malleson
Orchestra Conductor
![Garry Marsh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zJz144HUdUc4cVuQma5ql9SZFXX.jpg)
Garry Marsh
Company Promoter
![Muir Mathieson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Muir Mathieson
Sir Arthur Sullivan
![A.E. Matthews](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tvjzMfEpgQEpsFqpDmH5Uy8Dhca.jpg)
A.E. Matthews
Old Gentleman
![Bernard Miles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wcg0mbHJEU7IXK5lihpMXEVy0jn.jpg)
Bernard Miles
Cousin Alfred
![Richard Murdoch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2X4IjPPGtgFM8EMcV6kqnZm8PTb.jpg)
Richard Murdoch
Sitter in Bath Studio
![John McCallum](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5mDL3aj0B4PXNwrN4dNO8fsSWUe.jpg)
John McCallum
Sitter in Bath Studio
![David Oake](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
David Oake
Claude Friese-Greene
![Laurence Olivier](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kziWbtgEJB0dFZA6kPyzoaYEyQ5.jpg)
Laurence Olivier
Police Constable 94-B
![Cecil Parker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bKRahLwOtk2EPYrE50zGjeZYsIO.jpg)
Cecil Parker
1st Platform Man
![Frank Pettingell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wKdzspi5CETjZIJClGYWWuFcVAU.jpg)
Frank Pettingell
Bridegroom's Father in Wedding Group
![Norman Pierce](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Norman Pierce
Speaker in Connaught Rooms
![Eric Portman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//37W0YteueUf1Y6xUlJj0zmftcHB.jpg)
Eric Portman
Arthur Collings
![Dennis Price](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rDF5xTbNFgqJofUatYXQdz8mZDg.jpg)
Dennis Price
Harold
![Michael Redgrave](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2FGXIvPXLhzmkG2bPPQ2ItARpqP.jpg)
Michael Redgrave
Mr. Lege
![Peter Reynolds](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rdOR4MwgFZfmYqCOhCU5Sx5otDy.jpg)
Peter Reynolds
Bridegroom in Wedding Group
![Margaret Rutherford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zZM981QxW0bkNxBvYRGECLUDpVu.jpg)
Margaret Rutherford
Lady Pond
![Janette Scott](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3Di5WhQaPWX06CtFpTgVLEWaxtD.jpg)
Janette Scott
Ethel Friese-Greene
![Ronald Shiner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5wPiSwxmmAnYiSfi0gvVEoHCXaY.jpg)
Ronald Shiner
Fairground Barker
![Sheila Sim](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pfyKwYJP6geRv0K421GeNZl7mXW.jpg)
Sheila Sim
Nursemaid
![Oda Slobodskaya](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Oda Slobodskaya
Soloist at Bath Concert
![John Stuart](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//j8j6VrLDNbezpBmbs8MlIAZKI5A.jpg)
John Stuart
2nd Platform Man at Connaught
![Marianne Stone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//koHtShEtkbm1rO2YbjfQN3Opz0t.jpg)
Marianne Stone
Bride in Wedding Group
![Basil Sydney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//myZrVjtZ6gjhwE29hH4l6mHhuCi.jpg)
Basil Sydney
William Fox-Talbot
![Ernest Thesiger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//A2s7OpB9zofxTdTdU76EpLgtTMm.jpg)
Ernest Thesiger
Earl
![Sybil Thorndike](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ocRKGOJAZ4ydZgvhc8anCL2bPTi.jpg)
Sybil Thorndike
Sitter in Bath Studio
![David Tomlinson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//s4vye5TiGDNG8HiwOAm4KQqees8.jpg)
David Tomlinson
Lab Asst
![Cecil Trouncer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Cecil Trouncer
John Rudge
![Michael Trubshawe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//c7Md9pdlVpMfri1wzKcUjHNn2tg.jpg)
Michael Trubshawe
Sitter in Bath Studio
![Peter Ustinov](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lt80nl9di0t2E1G5JcGN32kbyzn.jpg)
Peter Ustinov
Industry Man
![Frederick Valk](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xNXG072yil6UEVZVsOd4PuBNIcd.jpg)
Frederick Valk
Maurice Guttenburg
![Amy Veness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aQN72HAl2YYBmwjN4xExmIC3XDJ.jpg)
Amy Veness
Grandmother in Wedding Group
![Charles Victor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//li71y0A4pcmf5MxhNQrVngqPEhY.jpg)
Charles Victor
Industry Man
![Kay Walsh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//23pK7H4sxPATJ34g8N1yC2RFBTd.jpg)
Kay Walsh
Hotel Receptionist
![Norman Watson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Norman Watson
Doctor in Connaught Rooms
![Emlyn Williams](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ri3bPiWWE4g3zEkinSuna34TNl3.jpg)
Emlyn Williams
Bank Manager
![Harcourt Williams](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zFcdIj0a6sWpfDnKkz908OBF9N9.jpg)
Harcourt Williams
Tom
![Googie Withers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2HrbuXGjqV8pVLjqoAq6IAnOReU.jpg)
Googie Withers
Sitter in Bath Studio
![Joan Young](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//obTjWWZHHVbEiO8dNfyxnG3eo4h.jpg)
Joan Young
Glove Shop Colleague
![John Sharp](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tesKy6VNj8tUTpl1qqGvqaRJKGR.jpg)