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The Act in Question
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The Act in Question

1994-01-30 · 111 min · ★ 7.3

Drama

Miguel steals a trick from a magic book and becomes a world-renowned magician. However, the idea of ​​the public discovering that this great trick is plagiarized from a book eats at his mind more and more.

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Directors
Alejandro Agresti
Production companies
Black Forest Films, Allarts, Schlemmer Film, Hamburger Filmbüro
Countries
Argentina, Netherlands
Status
Released

Top Cast

Carlos RofféCarlos RofféMiguel Quiroga
Lorenzo QuinterosLorenzo QuinterosRogelio
Sergio Poves CamposAmilcar Liguori
Mirta BusnelliMirta BusnelliAzucena
Nathalie Alonso CasaleSylvie
Daniel BurzacoNatalio
Guido LauwaertMudito
Toone De CoomanQuiroga joven
Pepe DizzyPeriodista
Franco TogniMago asistente
Marcos WoinskyMarcos Woinsky

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