Monday, May 25, 2020

The Stories about Music Films: 9. The Magic Bow (1946)


Basic Info

Title: The Magic Bow
Genre: Biography, Musical, Romance
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Production company: Gainsborough Pictures
Distributed by: General Film Distributors (UK)
Running time: 106 minutes
Release date: 25 November 1946

Staff

Director: Bernard Knowles
Producer: R.J. Minney
Written by: Roland Pertwee
Based on: The Magic Bow: a Romance of Paganini by Manuel Komroff
Music: Henry Geehl
Cinematography: Jack Asher, Jack E. Cox
Edited by: Alfred Roome

Cast

Stewart Granger as Niccolò Paganini
Phyllis Calvert as Jeanne de Vermond
Jean Kent as Bianca

Summary


The Magic Bow” is a 1946 British musical film based on the life and loves of the Italian violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini. This film, directed by Bernard Knowles, is one of the entries to the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.

Movie Review


“Better than expected”
“Great film chronicling the life and times of famous Italian violinist Nicolo Paganini”
“Outstanding Acting”
“Great music in this enjoyable biopic of a great talent”
“Niccolò Paganini the devil's violinist !!”

Interesting stories about the film


Two tutors trained Stewart Granger, who starred Paganini for the film, for his posture and violin playing. The actual music was recorded by Yehudi Menuhin, a British virtuoso born in the United States. He used two violins and took six weeks to create great music from the film.

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