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Cagliostro - Liebe und Leben eines großen Abenteurers

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Original title

Year

1929

Running time

58 min.

Country

Germany

Director

Richard Oswald

Screenwriter

Herbert Juttke, Georg C. Klaren. Novel: Johannes von Günther

Cast

Cinematography

Maurice Desfassiaux, Jules Kruger (B&W)

Producer

Co-production Germany-France-Sweden;

Albatros Produktion, Richard Oswald-Film GmbH, Wengeroff

Genre

Horror. Thriller. Mystery | 18th Century. Based on a true story. Silent Film. Half-length Film

Synopsis

Graf Cagliostro was the official title of this far-from-accurate biopic. According to the official records, 17th-century Italian mesmerist Cagliostro was a charlatan and a thief -- and, indeed, was interpreted in this fashion by Orson Welles in the 1949 film Black Magic. According to this film, however, the title character (played by Hans Stuewe) was a basically decent fellow who endeavored to escape from his life of crime. This he does with the help of the virtuous heroine Lorenza (Renee Heribel), but not before he has nearly fallen victim to the headman's axe. Cagliostro is listed in some sources as a Swedish-German-French co-production.

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Cagliostro - Liebe und Leben eines großen Abenteurers

1929

Richard Oswald