Cagliostro (1949) Access

Cagliostro eventually joins a conspiracy led by Madame du Barry to discredit Queen Marie Antoinette. He uses a young girl named Lorenza (who bears a striking resemblance to the Queen) as a puppet in the "Affair of the Diamond Necklace" plot. The film concludes with a dramatic royal trial and Cagliostro’s eventual downfall. Black Magic (1949) - Gregory Ratoff - Letterboxd

: Joseph Balsamo, later known as Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, was a real historical figure (1743–1795). Cagliostro (1949)

The 1949 film Black Magic , originally titled and often referred to as , is an Italian-American adventure drama that serves as a pivotal entry in Orson Welles’s "nomadic" European career. Directed by Gregory Ratoff—though widely acknowledged to have been uncreditedly co-directed by Welles —the film dramatizes the rise and fall of the 18th-century occultist Joseph Balsamo. Historical and Literary Foundation Cagliostro eventually joins a conspiracy led by Madame

: The film opens with a meta-narrative device featuring Dumas Sr. (Berry Kroeger) telling the story of Cagliostro to his son, Dumas Jr. (Raymond Burr). Plot Summary Black Magic (1949) - Gregory Ratoff - Letterboxd