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The Magus is a 1968 film directed by Guy Green. Screenplay by John Fowles, based on his novel of the same name. Starring Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn, Candice Bergen, Anna Karina, Julian Glover. 117 minutes, rated R.

Plot Summary

Michael Caine stars as Nicholas Urfe, a young Englishman who has taken a teaching position on the Greek island of Phraxos following the previous instructor's suicide. For Nicholas it is a chance for different surroundings, and it is also an attempt to escape his relationship with his emotionally unstable lover, Anne (Karina). At first Nicholas' life on Phraxos is uneventful but peaceful. He soon becomes intrigued by a reclusive man named Maurice Conchis (Quinn) who owns an estate on the island and has a beautiful young woman named Lily (Bergen) as his companion. Immediately upon being introduced to the couple Nicholas' life begins to unravel. He tries to find out who the mysterious Conchis really is, but he continually runs into dead ends. Is he a psychiatrist? A film producer? A Nazi sympathizer? Or is he a magician who controls the lives and destinies of those around him? Nicholas quickly begins to lose his grip on reality as he sinks further and further into Conchis' game.

Additional Info

The film was a critical disaster. Even though he wrote the script, Fowles was still unhappy with the results.
Fowles has a small role as a boat captain.
The film has never been released on video in the U.S.

Category:1968 films

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