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Der Graf von Cagliostro
Der Graf von Cagliostro
Directed by	Reinhold Schünzel
Screenplay by	Robert Liebmann; Reinhold Schünzel;
Produced by	Victor Micheluzzi; Reinhold Schünzel
Starring	Reinhold Schünzel; Anita Berber; Conrad Veidt; Carl Goetz;
Cinematography	Kurt Lande; Carl Hoffmann;
Production; companies	Lichtbild-Fabrikation Schünzel-Film; Vereinigte Filmindustrie Micheluzzi & Co;
Release dates	21 December 1920 (Vienna); 17 February 1921 (Berlin);
Countries	Austria; Germany;

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.^[3] The film is considered a lost film.^[1]

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.^[1]

Der Kinematograph declared the film as "marvelously effective cinema" while the script is "the weakest element in the entire production."^[4] The review also praised Carl Goetz who "gives the best performance of all" and Conrad Veidt as "very effective in his opulent costumes".^[4] 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."^[4] The review echoed Der Kinematograph's review stating "Carl Goetz and Conrad Veidt are the only actors whose every gesture is perfect."^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Soister 2015, p. 128.
^ ^a ^b "Der Graf von Cagliostro". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
^ Giesen 2019, p. 192.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Soister 2015, p. 129.

Sources

Soister, John T. (2015) [1st pub. 2002]. Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-4511-0.
Giesen, Rolf (2019). The Nosferatu Story. McFarland. ISBN 9781476635330.