Black Magic (1949)
1949 · Feature film · 100 min · dir. Gregory Ratoff
...It Will Hold You in its Spell!
- Drama
- History
Synopsis
Novelist Alexander Dumas tells his writer-son of Joseph Balsamo, a gypsy boy in southern France who was embittered because his parents were wrongfully hanged and he himself was tortured by the order of Viscount de Montagne. Years later, the man, a carnival charlatan, attracts the attention of Dr. Mesmer, a pioneer in the study of hypnotism. Balsamo rejects Mesmer's plea that he use his power for healing and, instead, decides to use it to seek wealth and fame. He changes his name to Count…
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Gregory Ratoff
- Writer
- Alexandre Dumas
- Cinematography
- Ubaldo Arata
- Studio
- Edward Small Productions, United Artists, Franco London Films
- Released
- 1949-08-19
- Running time
- 100 minutes
Cast & crew
Gregory Ratoff Director
Orson Welles
Nancy Guild
Akim Tamiroff
Frank Latimore
Valentina Cortese
Margot Grahame
Stephen Bekassy
Berry Kroeger
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Orson as Cagliostro · Shadows_Girl · 2023-05-27
Based on the novel by Dumas JOSEPH BALSAMO aka THE QUEEN'S NECKLACE it tells a fictionalized version of the rise and fall of CAGLIOSTRO. This was the movie that made e fall in love with Orson.
