USA, Italy, 1949
105m
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono (Western Electric Recording), English
An American/Italian fantasy film directed by Gregory Ratoff and an uncredited Orson Welles.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Gregory Ratoff; Orson Welles *
Copyright MCMXLIX [1949] by Edward Small Productions, Inc.
Edward Small Productions. Edward Small presents. Released thru United Artists
Produced by: Gregory Ratoff
Associate Producer: Dario Sabatello
Director of Production: Dr Giorgio Papi
Screen Play by: Charles Bennett
Additional Scenes and Dialogue: Richard Schayer
Based on Alexandre Dumas' Cagliostro from “Memoirs of a Physician“
Assistant Director: Arrigo Colombo
Italian Version Assistant Director: Leon Lenoir [real name: Leonardo Scavino]
Directors of Photography: Ubaldo Arata, Anchise Brizzi, Otello Martelli *
Film Editors: James McKay, Fred Feitshans; Renzo Lucidi *
Musical Score by: Paul Sawtell
Sound: Rolf Epstein, Peter Handford
Sound Effects: Frank Cleverly
Costumes: Georges Annenkoff, Nino Novarese
Make-up: Don Cash
Art Directors: Jean d'Eaubonne, Ottavio Scotti
Set Decorator: Gino Brosio
Production Assistant: Jerome Cappi
Locations: Italy *
Cast
Orson Welles (Cagliostro)
Nancy Guild (Marie Antoinette/Lorenza)
Akim Tamiroff (Gitano)
Frank Latimore (Gilbert [de Rezel])
Valentina Cortese (Zoraida)
Margot Grahame (Mme DuBarry)
Stephen Bekassy ([Viscount] DeMontagne)
Berry Kroeger ([Alexandre] Dumas Sr)
Gregory Gay (Chambord/monk)
Raymond Burr ([Alexandre] Dumas Jr)
Charles Goldner (Mesmer)
Lee Kresel (King Louis XVI/innkeeper)
Robert Atkins (King Louis XV)
Nicholas Bruce (DeRemy)
Franco Corsaro (Chico)
Annielo Mele (young Joseph Balsamo)
Ronald Adam (president)
Bruce Belfrage (prosecutor)
Alexander Danaroff (Doctor Duval/Barone von Minden)
Leon Lenoir [real name: Leonardo Scavino] (Gaston/Beniamino Balsamo)
Tamara Shayne (Maria Balsamo)
Joop van Hulzen (minister of justice)
Peter Trent (Mesmer's friend)
Giuseppe Varni (Boehmer)
Tatyana Pavlova (the mother)
Alternative Titles
Cagliostro – French/Italian/Spain
Cagliostro, el desalmado – Chilean title
Czarna magia – Poland
Graf Cagliostro – Austrian/West Germany
Mustaa taikaa – Finland
Schwarze Magie – Austrian/West Germany
Spadaccini della serenissima, Gli – Italy
Svarta demonen, Den – Sweden
References
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.37 – credits
