The Wizard of the Strings
1985, English. Directed by Peter Friedman.
Profiles Roy Smeck, a former vaudeville star known as "The Wizard of the Strings" because of his virtuoso talents on the guitar, banjo, ukelele and Hawaiian guitar, and who is shown to be still active, in his mid-80s, teaching students and giving occasional public performances.
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- 0h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1985
- Written by
- Alan Edelstein
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The Wizard of the Strings runs 27 minutes (0h 27m).
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The Wizard of the Strings isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1985. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Wizard of the Strings?
The Wizard of the Strings (1985) was directed by Peter Friedman and stars Roy Smeck.