Storyline
After attending esoterical studies with a wise man, Cagliostro, a mysterious Italian count, received the gift of supernatural powers. He started to travel all over Europe to heal the poor. But he is also a member of a pre-revolutionary lodge the aim of which is to give freedom to the populations of Europe. This cannot be tolerated by the 18th century's establishment and bought the Pope and the regal house of France try to eliminate him. So Cagliostro is locked up in a castle, while his wife is killed. But when in 1795 the door of his cell is opened there is nothing inside but a sword...
Cast & Crew
Bekim Fehmiu
Count Alexander Cagliostro / Giuseppe Balsamo
Lead
Curd Jürgens
Cardinal Braschi
Ida Galli
Serafina Cagliostro
Anna Orso
The Queen
Luigi Pistilli
Cardinal de Rohan
AL
Adolfo Lastretti
Prelate in Rome
Luigi Montini
Prelate in Rome
Rosanna Schiaffino
Lorenza Balsamo
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Daniele Pettinari's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Cagliostro is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
