Black Magic (1949)
Black Magic (1949)
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
A hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court.
Where to Watch.








Currently Black Magic is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Plex, Tubi TV, Plex Channel, Cineverse, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Kanopy
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Cast & Crew.

Orson Welles
Joseph Balsamo aka Count Cagliostro

Nancy Guild
Marie Antoinette / Lorenza

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 / Monk (as Gregory Gay)

Raymond Burr
Alexandre Dumas, Jr.

Charles Goldner
Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer

Lee Kresel
King Louis XVI / Innkeeper

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 / Baron von Minden

Leonardo Scavino
Gaston / Beniamino Balsamo (as Leon Lenoir)

Tamara Shayne
Maria Balsamo

Joop van Hulzen
Minister of Justice

Peter Trent
Dr. Mesmer's Friend

Giuseppe Varni
Boehmer

Tatyana Pavlova
Grieving Mother

Harriet Medin
(uncredited)

Valentino Bruchi
(uncredited)

Ludmilla Dudarova
(uncredited)

Rosina Galli
(uncredited)

Silvana Mangano
(uncredited)

Filippo Minelli
(uncredited)

Michele Sakara
(uncredited)

Nicholas Soussanin
(uncredited)

Milly Vitale
(uncredited)

Gregory Ratoff
Director / Producer

Alexandre Dumas
Novel

Charles Bennett
Screenplay

Richard Schayer
Screenplay

Dario Sabatello
Associate Producer

Edward Small
Executive Producer
Media.




Details.
Release DateAugust 19, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
louis xv.
hypnotism
conspiracy
doppelgänger
power madness
Wiki.
Black Magic is a 1949 Italian–American adventure drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Orson Welles, Nancy Guild and Akim Tamiroff. Set in the 18th century, it chronicles the life of Joseph Balsamo, an illusionist and charlatan who also went by the alias of Count Cagliostro. It is an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' 1848 novel Joseph Balsamo.
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