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
Bekim Fehmiu
Count Alexander Cagliostro / Giuseppe Balsamo
Curd Jürgens
Cardinal Braschi
Ida Galli
Serafina Cagliostro
Anna Orso
The Queen
Luigi Pistilli
Cardinal de Rohan
Adolfo Lastretti
Prelate in Rome
Luigi Montini
Prelate in Rome
Rosanna Schiaffino
Lorenza Balsamo
Alessandro Haber
Beggar in Rome
Gaby Verusky
A Paralytic Beggar
Antonio Pierfederici
A naturalist monk
Robert Alda
Pope Clement XIII
Massimo Girotti
Giacomo Casanova
Franco Ressel
Morandi, News editor
Alessandro Perrella
Mendacious cripple
Corrado Annicelli
Unknown
Ada Pometti
French noblewoman
Ugo Frisoli
Unknown
Veronica Guis
Unknown
Andrea Scotti
Mendacious mute
Renzo Rinaldi
Monk
Brunello Chiodetti
Unknown
Rodolfo Puttignani
Napoleon (uncredited)
Giovanni Brusatori
Unknown
Crew
Daniele Pettinari
Director, Screenplay
Enrica Bonaccorti
Screenplay
Pier Carpi
Screenplay, Novel
Adriano Tagliavia
Editor
Giuseppe Pinori
Director of Photography
Gianni Siragusa
Assistant Director
Ferdinando Felicioni
Production Supervisor
Rodolfo Puttignani
Producer
Giorgio Desideri
Production Designer
Marisa Fraticelli
Hairstylist
Michele Trimarchi
Makeup Artist
Gino Zamprioli
Makeup Artist
Antonio Forrest
Sound Engineer
Manuel De Sica
Original Music Composer
Enzo Boetani
Production Manager
Giuseppe Collura
Production Manager
Carla Gumina
Production Secretary