Cagliostro (1949) [ 2027 ]

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 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 Cagliostro (1949)

: Joseph Balsamo, later known as Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, was a real historical figure (1743–1795). The 1949 film Black Magic , originally titled