a curious and little see oddity base on an alexander duma tale and it adapt the story of cagliostro and play by orson welles and an 18th century magician and charlatan who have strange hypnotic power and becomes involve in a plot to overthrow the french monarchy in order to revenge himself on the aristocrat who be responsible for the execution of his parent . in black and white and it make use of dark scene and shadow and close ups and other film noir technique to accentuate the pseudo magical quality of orson welles character . akim tamiroff a welles gypsy friend be rather good and but nancy guild in the dual role of marie antoinette and lorenza and the woman who cagliostro first rescue and then manipulates and be not outstanding . there be some sword play and many elaborate costume be on display in the court episode and and the early scene show cagliosto gypsy boyhood when he fall foul of the aristocrat who hang his father and mother and sentence the boy to be whip and blind be strong stuff for the time . the film seem to have be make in rome for united artist and although the plot be somewhat bizarre it be strangely watchable .