Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box | |
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Directed by | Brett Leonard |
Screenplay by | Brett Leonard Lyn Vaus |
Produced by | Michael V. Lewis Jini Dayaneni Jon Ein Lou Gonda Robert Greenhut |
Starring | Siegfried Fischbacher Roy Horn |
Narrated by | Anthony Hopkins |
Cinematography | Sean MacLeod Phillips |
Edited by | Jonathan P. Shaw |
Music by | Alan Silvestri |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | IMAX Hannover House (DVD) Janson Media (TV) |
Release date | October 1, 1999 |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box is a 1999 American biographical film about magicians Siegfried & Roy directed by Brett Leonard and starring Siegfried & Roy as themselves with narration by Anthony Hopkins.
The film tells the life story of Siegfried and Roy. Siegfried discovers a magic book in a merchant's window and desires it as a means to solve his problems with his father at home. Young Roy spends time at the Zoo Bremen and eventually liberates Chico the cheetah. He takes a cruise ship bound for New York where he meets Siegfried, the resident magician, and joins his act. [1]
The film was presented at IMAX locations and also had a limited release in educational locations such as the California Science Center as well in commercial locations such as Edwards cinemas starting October 1, 1999. [1] It was later presented at the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival on June 22, 2000. [2]
Lawrence Van Gelder of The New York Times wrote that the film "must be classified a disappointment" and was unimpressed with the 3D IMAX presentation, noting that "little seems wondrous" about the film. [3]
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