- Country: UK
- Genres: Biography, Drama
- Release: 1952-08-01
- Director: John Boulting
- Writers: Ray Allister , Eric Ambler
- Language: English
- Stars: Robert Donat , Maria Schell , Renée Asherson , Richard Attenborough (1923–2014) , Robert Beatty , Martin Boddey , Edward Chapman , John Charlesworth , Maurice Colbourne , Roland Culver
- Runtime: 118 min
- Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA 1 win & 2 nominations total
- AKA: The Magic Box (Australia) , The Magic Box (United Kingdom) , Der wunderbare Flimmerkasten , Taikalaatikko (Finland) , Det mörka rummet (Sweden) , The Magic Box (United States of America) , Varázsdoboz (Hungary) , Sinema Dünyası (Turkey) , To magiko kouti (Greece) , La boîte magique (France, French Republic) , The Magic Box , A Caixa Mágica (Brazil) , マジックボックス (Japan) , The Magic Box (Spain) , Stupenda conquista (Italy) , Magiczna skrzynka (Poland) , Оставшийся в тени , Näkemiin, Mr. Greene (Finland)
- Plot:
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife’s so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. But he was also an inventor and his search for a way to project moving pictures became an obsession that ultimately changed the life of all those he loved.
- IMDB:tt0043769
The Magic Box Cast · · · ALL
John Boulting
Director
Robert Donat
William Friese-Greene
Margaret Johnston
Edith Harrison Friese-Greene
Maria Schell
Helena Friese-Greene
Renée Asherson
Miss Tagg
Richard Attenborough
(1923–2014)
Jack Carter
Robert Beatty
Lord Beaverbrook
Martin Boddey
Sitter in Bath Studio
Edward Chapman
Father in Family Group
John Charlesworth
Graham Friese-Greene
Maurice Colbourne
Bride's Father in wedding group
Roland Culver
1st Company Promoter
John Howard Davies
Maurice Friese-Greene
Michael Denison
Reporter
Joan Dowling
Maggie
Henry Edwards
Fox Talbot's Butler
Mary Ellis
Nell Collings
Marjorie Fielding
Elderly Viscountess
Robert Flemyng
Doctor
Leo Genn
Maida Vale Doctor
Marius Goring
House Agent
Everley Gregg
Bridegroom's Mother
Joyce Grenfell
Mrs Claire
Robertson Hare
Sitter in Bath Studio
Kathleen Harrison
Mother in Family Group
William Hartnell
Recruiting Sergeant