''Cagliostro'' is a 1975

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directed by Daniele Pettinari. Loosely based on the real life events of

Alessandro Cagliostro Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (, ; 2 June 1743 – 26 August 1795) was the alias of the Italian occultist Giuseppe Balsamo (; in French usually referred to as Joseph Balsamo). Cagliostro was an Italian adventurer and self-styled magician ...

, the film has many historical inaccuracies, including the claim that Giuseppe Balsamo and Cagliostro were two different persons.

Cast

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Cagliostro Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (, ; 2 June 1743 – 26 August 1795) was the alias of the Italian occultist Giuseppe Balsamo (; in French usually referred to as Joseph Balsamo). Cagliostro was an Italian adventurer and self-styled magician. ...

/ Giuseppe Balsamo *

Curd Jürgens Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens (13 December 191518 June 1982) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens. He was well known for playing Ernst Udet in '' Des Teufels Gene ...

: Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Braschi, future Pope Pius VI *

Rosanna Schiaffino Rosanna Schiaffino (25 November 1939 – 17 October 2009) was an Italian film actress. She appeared on the covers of Italian, German, French, British and American magazines. Early life She was born in Genoa, Liguria to a well-off family. Her mot ...

: Lorenza Balsamo * Evelyn Stewart: Serafina Cagliostro *

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: Cardinal Louis-René-Édouard de Rohan-Guéménée *

Robert Alda Robert Alda (born Alfonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo; February 26, 1914 – May 3, 1986) was an Italian-American theatrical and film actor, a singer, and a dancer. He was the father of actors Alan and Antony Alda. Alda was featured in a ...

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Massimo Girotti Massimo Girotti (18 May 1918 – 5 January 2003) was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades. Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and playing polo. While studying eng ...

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: the Queen * Alessandro Haber

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* 1975 films 1970s biographical drama films Italian biographical drama films Films set in the 18th century Films about Alessandro Cagliostro 1970s historical drama films Italian historical drama films 1970s Italian-language films 1975 directorial debut films 1975 drama films Films scored by Manuel De Sica 1970s Italian films {{bio-film-stub