| Black Magic | |
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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 | ITL 250 million[1] ($1.5 million[2]) |
Black Magic is a 1949 Italian–American adventure drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Orson Welles, Nancy Guild and Akim Tamiroff. Set in the 18th century, it chronicles the life of Joseph Balsamo, an illusionist and charlatan who also went by the alias of Count Cagliostro. It is an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' 1848 novel Joseph Balsamo.
- ^ "Variety (December 1947)". Variety. New York: Variety Publishing Company. December 1947 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Variety (November 1947)". Variety. New York: Variety Publishing Company. November 1947 – via Internet Archive.