---
title: 'Anton the Magician (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Günter Reisch'
released: '1978-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 196
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'German Democratic Republic'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/anton-the-magician-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077170/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Anton the Magician (1978)

1978 · 196 min · Drama, Comedy · German Democratic Republic, Germany

Original title: Anton der Zauberer

## Synopsis

Anton the Magician is a 1978 East German comedy film directed by Günter Reisch. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival where Ulrich Thein won the award for Best Actor.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Karl Georg Egel](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-georg-egel)
- **Director:** [Günter Reisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunter-reisch)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wolfram Heicking](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfram-heicking)
- **Director of Photography:** [Günter Haubold](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunter-haubold)
- **Editor:** [Bärbel Weigel](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbel-weigel)

## Cast

- [Ulrich Thein](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulrich-thein)
- [Gerd Ehlers](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerd-ehlers)
- [Pedro Hebenstreit](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-hebenstreit)
- [Ralph Borgwardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-borgwardt)
- [Willi Neuenhahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/willi-neuenhahn)
- [Gertrud Brendler](https://cinepixo.com/people/gertrud-brendler)
- [Harry Merkel](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-merkel)
- [Marina Krogull](https://cinepixo.com/people/marina-krogull)
- [Alfred Struwe](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-struwe)
- [Leon Niemczyk](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-niemczyk)
- [Karl Georg Egel](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-georg-egel)
- [Erwin Geschonneck](https://cinepixo.com/people/erwin-geschonneck)
- [Anna Dymna](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-dymna)
- [Dezső Garas](https://cinepixo.com/people/dezso-garas)
- [Gerry Wolff](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-wolff)

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