Anton the Magician

{{short description|1978 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Anton the Magician

| image =

| caption =

| director = Günter Reisch

| producer =

| writer = {{ubl|Karl-Georg Egel|Günter Reisch}}

| starring = Ulrich Thein

| music =

| cinematography = Günter Haubold

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| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1978|9|19|df=yes}}

| runtime = 106 minutes

| country = East Germany

| language = German

}}

Anton the Magician ({{langx|de|Anton der Zauberer}}) is a 1978 East German comedy film directed by Günter Reisch. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival where Ulrich Thein won the award for Best Actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1979 |title=11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979) |accessdate=15 January 2013 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403102012/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1979 |archivedate=3 April 2014}}