Der Graf von Cagliostro

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]

Der Graf von Cagliostro
Directed byReinhold Schünzel
Screenplay by
  • Robert Liebmann
  • Reinhold Schünzel[1]
Produced by
  • Victor Micheluzzi

Reinhold Schünzel[2]

Starring
Cinematography
Production
companies
  • Lichtbild-Fabrikation Schünzel-Film
  • Vereinigte Filmindustrie Micheluzzi & Co
Release dates
  • December 21, 1920 (1920-12-21) (Vienna)
  • February 17, 1921 (1921-02-17) (Berlin)
Countries
  • Austria
  • Germany[2]

Cast

Release and reception

Der Graf von Cagliostro has its world premiere on December 21, 1920, at Busch-Kino, Vienna. It was later shown in Germany on Februaryt 17, 192 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
  1. Soister 2015, p. 128.
  2. "Der Graf von Cagliostro". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. Giesen 2019, p. 192.
  4. 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.
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