Black Magic (1949 film)
Black Magic is a 1949 American adventure drama romance film adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's novel Joseph Balsamo. It was directed by Gregory Ratoff. Set in the 18th century, the film stars Orson Welles in the lead role as Joseph Balsamo, a hypnotist, magician, and charlatan who also goes by the alias of Count Cagliostro, and Nancy Guild as Lorenza/Marie Antoinette. Akim Tamiroff has a featured role as Gitano. The film received mixed reviews.
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| Directed by | Gregory Ratoff Orson Welles (uncredited) |
| Screenplay by | Charles Bennett Richard Schayer |
| Based on | Mémoires d'un médecin: Joseph Balsamo 1846-8 novel by Alexandre Dumas |
| Produced by | Gregory Ratoff Dario Sabatello Edward Small |
| Starring | Orson Welles Nancy Guild Akim Tamiroff |
| Cinematography | Ubaldo Arata Anchise Brizzi |
| Edited by | Fred R. Feitshans Jr. James C. McKay |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
Production company | Edward Small Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Countries | United States Italy |
| Language | English |
| Budget | 250,000,000 lire ($1.5 million) |
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