Black Magic (1949)

Dir: Gregory Ratoff, Orson Welles Drama / Mystery / Romance stars 3

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Black Magic is an American-Italian romantic film drama first released in 1949, directed by Gregory Ratoff and Orson Welles. The film stars Orson Welles, Nancy Guild, Akim Tamiroff, Frank Latimore and Valentina Cortese. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Gregory Ratoff, Orson Welles
Script: Alexandre Dumas père, Charles Bennett, Richard Schayer
Photo: Ubaldo Arata, Anchise Brizzi, Otello Martelli
Music: Paul Sawtell
Cast: Orson Welles (Joseph Balsamo aka Count Cagliostro), Nancy Guild (Marie Antoinette), Akim Tamiroff (Gitano), Frank Latimore (Gilbert de Rezel), Valentina Cortese (Zoraida), Margot Grahame (Mme. du Barry), Stephen Bekassy (Viscount de Montagne), Berry Kroeger (Alexandre Dumas, Sr.), Gregory Gaye (Chambord), Raymond Burr (Alexandre Dumas, Jr.), Charles Goldner (Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer), Lee Kresel (King Louis XVI), Robert Atkins (King Louis XV), Nicholas Bruce (De Remy), Franco Corsaro (Chico), Annielo Mele (Joseph Balsamo, as a child), Ronald Adam (Court President), Bruce Belfrage (Crown Prosecutor), Alexander Danaroff (Dr. Duval), Leonardo Scavino (Gaston), Tamara Shayne (Maria Balsamo), Joop van Hulzen (Minister of Justice), Peter Trent (Dr. Mesmer’s Friend), Giuseppe Varni (Boehmer), Tatyana Pavlova (The mother), Harriet Medin, Valentino Bruchi, Renato Casanova, Ludmilla Dudarova, Rosina Galli, Mary Genni, Silvana Mangano, Filippo Minelli, Count Orloff, Maria Antonietta Pavese, Michele Sakara, Nicholas Soussanin, Princess Vassileikof, Milly Vitale, Prince Volkonski, Baroness Vredeun
Country: USA / Italy
Language: English
Runtime: 105 min; B&W

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