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Der Graf von Cagliostro is a 1920 silent film directed and co-written by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Schünzel, Anita Berber and Conrad Veidt. It depicts the life of the eighteenth century Italian mesmerist and occultist Alessandro Cagliostro, who called himself Cagliostro. The film is considered a lost film.
Cast
- Reinhold Schünzel as Cagliostro
- Anita Berber as Lorenza, Cagliostro's slave
- Conrad Veidt as the Minister
- Carl Goetz as the Prince
- Hugo Werner-Kahle as Cagliostro's servant
- Hanni Weisse as the Favorite of the Prince
- Hilde Wörner [de] as the Maid of the Favorite
- Walter Huber
- Heinrich Jensen
- Armin Seydelmann
- Ferry Sikla
Release and reception
Der Graf von Cagliostro has its world premiere on 21 December 1920 at Busch-Kino, Vienna. It was later shown in Germany on 17 February 1921 at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.
Der Kinematograph declared the film as "marvelously effective cinema" while the script is "the weakest element in the entire production." The review also praised Carl Goetz who "gives the best performance of all" and Conrad Veidt as "very effective in his opulent costumes". A review in Film-Kurier stated that the film "could have been a masterpiece", blaming Robert Liebmann's script which "didn't expend any extra energy and what he did manage doesn't come close to the demands of this subject." The review echoed Der Kinematograph's review stating "Carl Goetz and Conrad Veidt are the only actors whose every gesture is perfect."
References
- ^ Soister 2015, p. 128.
- ^ "Der Graf von Cagliostro". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- Giesen 2019, p. 192.
- ^ Soister 2015, p. 129.
Sources
- Soister, John T. (2015) . Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-4511-0.
- Giesen, Rolf (2019). The Nosferatu Story. McFarland. ISBN 9781476635330.