The magic box wine

1951 British drama film by John Boulting

For the 2002 Tunisian film, see The Magic Box. For other uses, see Magic Box.

The Magic Box is a 1951 British Technicolorbiographicaldrama film directed by John Boulting.^[4] The film stars Robert Donat as William Friese-Greene, with numerous cameo appearances by performers such as Peter Ustinov and Laurence Olivier.^[5] It was produced by Ronald Neame and distributed by British Lion Film Corporation.^[4]

The film was a project of the Festival of Britain and adapted by Eric Ambler from the controversial biography by Ray Allister.^[6]

This biographical drama gives an account of William Friese-Greene, who designed and patented one of the earliest working cinematic cameras.^[7] Told in flashback, the film follows Friese-Greene's obsessional pursuit of recording the "moving image", to the neglect of his financial situation, and the problems this causes in his two marriages.