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19 August 1949 (USA) moreTagline:
The biggest picture in ten years! The greatest cavalcade of intrigue, spectacle, adventure and excitement you'll ever see on the screenPlot:
Hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Cult more (11 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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105 minLanguage:
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #13230) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15Filming Locations:
ItalyFun Stuff
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Italian censorship visa # 5644 dated 20 April 1949. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: In the early scene between Cagliostro and Mesmer, Mesmer says that Cagliostro had never heard of "hypnotism" but was practicing it anyway. In fact, Mesmer himself never used the term "hypnotism." He called it "animal magnetism." moreFAQ
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The trite dialogue, Ed Wood style special effects and ridiculous plot of this film creates a beautiful "cult" charm. Orson Welles plays a highly entertaining Gypsy and even directed a few of his scenes. Matching, and sometimes even topping Welles's fiendish performance is Akim Tamiroff, the sideman actor that played in many of Welles's films from Don Quixote to The Trial. This film is a bit tragic but most certainly charming. There are so many close up shots of Welles's black eyes mesmerizing the audience against a spine tingling score whispering lines like, "you will submit" that it makes me wonder why this film hasn't been re-released and put in the "cult classic" section of video stores. Good luck finding it.