Black Magic
...It Will Hold You in its Spell!
1949 | 105m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Gregory Ratoff |
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| Writer: | Richard Schayer, Alexandre Dumas, Charles Bennett |
| Staring: |
| A hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 19, 1949 |
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| Director: | Gregory Ratoff |
| Writer: | Richard Schayer, Alexandre Dumas, Charles Bennett |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | king louis xv of france, conspiracy, hypnotism, doppelgänger, power madness |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Franco London Films, Edward Small Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Schayer | Screenplay |
| Paul Sawtell | Music |
| Ubaldo Arata | Director of Photography |
| Anchise Brizzi | Director of Photography |
| Fred R. Feitshans Jr. | Editor |
| James C. McKay | Editor |
| Renzo Lucidi | Editor |
| Ottavio Scotti | Art Direction |
| Gino Brosio | Set Decoration |
| Don L. Cash | Makeup Artist |
| Georges Annenkov | Costume Design |
| Vittorio Nino Novarese | Costume Design |
| Gregory Ratoff | Director |
| Alexandre Dumas | Novel |
| Charles Bennett | Screenplay |
| Otello Martelli | Director of Photography |
| Jean d'Eaubonne | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward Small | Executive Producer |
| Gregory Ratoff | Producer |
| Dario Sabatello | Associate Producer |
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