The Illusionist (1983 film)

{{Other uses|The Illusionist (disambiguation){{!}}The Illusionist}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Illusionist

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| director = Jos Stelling

| producer = Jos Stelling

| writer = Freek de Jonge
Jos Stelling

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| starring =

| music = Willem Breuker

| cinematography = Theo van de Sande

| editing = Rimko Haanstra

| studio = Jos Stelling Filmprodukties

| distributor = Tushinski Film Distribution

| released = {{Film date|1983|10|06|df=yes}}

| runtime = 90 minutes

| country = Netherlands

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The Illusionist ({{langx|nl|De illusionist}}) is a 1983 Dutch comedy film directed by Jos Stelling and starring Freek de Jonge. The film has no dialogue. It won the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film at the 1984 Netherlands Film Festival.{{cite web|authorlink=Vincent Canby|last=Canby|first=Vincent|date=1985-04-17|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9502E2DE1138F934A25757C0A963948260|title=Movie Review - The Illusionist|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2010-07-27}} The film was loosely based on a theater show by de Jonge called De Tragiek from 1980.{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfestival.nl/archief/de-illusionist|title = Filmoverzicht}}