The Magic Box (1951) DVD Robert Donat as William Friese-Greene

The Magic Box (1951) DVD Approx. 108 Min. Region One - Playable in the US, Canada, Mexico, etc. Color Shown in original aspect ratio 1.37:1 Starring: Robert Donat, Maria Schell, Robert Beatty, Richard Attenborough, Renée Asherson, John Howard Davies, Maurice Colbourne, Edward Chapman, Roland Culver, Richard Best, Michael Denison, John Charlesworth, Martin Boddey, Leo Genn, Robert Flemyng, Marius Goring, Michael Hordern, Mervyn Johns, Glynis Johns, Thora Hird, Laurence Olivier, Dennis price, Michael Redgrave, Margaret Rutherford, Sheila Sim, Peter Ustinov, Kay Walsh, Emlyn Williams and Googie Withers. Written by Eric Ambler from the novel “Friese-Greene, Close Up of an Inventor” by Ray Allister. Director of Photography Jack Cardiff. Directed by John Boulting This biographical drama gives an account of the life of William Friese-Greene (Robert Donat), who designed and patented one of the earliest working cinematic cameras. Told in flashback, the film follows Friese-Greene's obsessional p