The Illusion (1959)

Kajsa Hedström
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Original title	Hägringen
Swedish release title	Hägringen
International title	The Illusion
Distribution title	Mirage (USA)
Alternative title	Fata Morgana

Director	Peter Weiss
Screenplay	Peter Weiss
Director of Photography	Gustaf Mandal
Music	Peter Weiss Lennart Fors (originalmusik)
Film Editor	Peter Weiss
Production Mixer	Helge Bylund Gustaf Mandal
Still Photographer	Gustaf Mandal
Musical Arrangement	Lennart Fors

Staffan Lamm	ung man
Gunilla Palmstierna	ung kvinna
Birger Åsander	kraftig man med hatt
Lars Edström	skrattande man
Tor-Ivan Odulf	arg man

Production Company	Svenska AB Nordisk Tonefilm
	Peter Weiss
	Gustaf Mandal
	Helge Bylund
	Édouard Laurot		(se Kommentar)
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	Svenska AB Nordisk Tonefilm	1959
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	2017
Laboratory	AB Film-Labor

A young man comes to the city of Stockholm and experiences several bizarre situations.

Censorship number	94925
Date	1959-11-06
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Original length	2245 meters
Notes	Aktindelning: 595-495-515-505-135 = 2245 m - 82 minuter. Aktlängder: 595, 495, 515, 505, 135.

Aspect ratio	1.37:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Optical mono
Colour type	Black and white
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	2245 meter
Length in minutes	83 min
Reels	5 reels
Dialogue	Swedish German English

			(inspelningsstart sommaren 1958, inspelningsslut tidig höst 1959)	1958	1959
	Stockholm	Sweden

Release in Sweden	1959-11-23	Terrassen	Stockholm		82 min
First showing	1959-11-23	Terrassen	Stockholm		82 min
Cinematheque screening	2014-11-02	Filmhuset	Stockholm	Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2014-11-02
Cinematheque screening	2016-10-17	Victoria	Stockholm	Sweden

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The Illusion (1959)

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Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	16 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	1975

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	119

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2245

Element type	Duplicate negative
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Duplicate positive
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Duplicate positive
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Original picture negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Original picture negative
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Sound negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Sound negative
Carrier type	16 mm

Element type	Sound negative
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Type	Press Cuttings

Script type	Dialoglista
Language	English

Black and white print	11
Album	No

Sound type	Sound
Colour type	Black and white
Carrier type	DCP
Length in minutes	83 min
Dialogue	Swedish German English

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	DCP

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	H264

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	WAV