The Magic Flute (2006 film)

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The Magic Flute
Spanish Poster of The Magic Flute (from Universo de A; http://universodea.spaces.live.com/)
Directed by	Kenneth Branagh
Produced by	Pierre-Olivier Bardet Simon Moseley
Written by	Emanuel Schikaneder (Libretto) Kenneth Branagh (Adapted for the screen by) Stephen Fry (English libretto and dialogue) Kenneth Branagh & Stephen Fry (screenplay)
Starring	Joseph Kaiser Amy Carson René Pape Lyubov Petrova Benjamin Jay Davis Silvia Moi Tom Randle Ben Uttley Teuta Koço Louise Callinan Kim-Marie Woodhouse Rodney Clarke Charne Rochford
Music by	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (conducted by James Conlon)
Editing by	Michael Parker
Distributed by	France Télévision Distribution
Release date(s)	September 2006 (at Venice Film Festival)
Running time	133 Mins
Language	English
Budget	$27,000,000ref>"Branagh to make Mozart opera film", BBC News, 2005-11-01. Retrieved on 2007-04-14. </ref>
IMDb profile

The Magic Flute is an English adaptation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's singspiel "Die Zauberflöte" directed by Kenneth Branagh. Film co-production by France & UK, produced by Idéale Audience and with UK's The Peter Moores Foundation.

In November 2005, it was announced that a new film version, set during World War I, was to be made, directed by Kenneth Branagh, with a translation by Stephen Fry.^[1] The film was presented at the Venice Film Festival on 6 September 2006 and released in Switzerland on April 5, 2007.

A DVD of the film was released in France in August 2007 with bonus Soundtrack CD (lasting around 79min) and a "Making of" featurette (50min).