Magic Fire is a 1955 American biographical film about the life of composer Richard Wagner, released by Republic Pictures.

Directed by William Dieterle, the film made extensive use of Wagner's music, which was arranged by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

Dieterle worked with Korngold on several Warner Bros. films, including A Midsummer Night's Dream and Juarez.

[1] Although many details about Wagner's life were accurately portrayed, the film often distorted some facts, apparently for dramatic purposes.

One high point was the accurate depiction of the riot at the Paris Opera House for the premiere of the revised version of Tannhäuser.

Since Republic was known primarily for westerns and adventure serials, Magic Fire was one of the rare "prestige" films to be produced by studio chief Herbert Yates.