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Black Magic

1949 · 105 min

A lush, old-fashioned costume drama with hypnotic menace and a brooding antihero, slow but atmospheric.

Directed by
Gregory Ratoff
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Orson Welles, Nancy Guild, Akim Tamiroff
Tagline
...It Will Hold You in its Spell!
Overview
A hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court.

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Directed by
Gregory Ratoff
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Orson Welles, Nancy Guild, Akim Tamiroff
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • obsession
  • power
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism5
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Gregory Ratoff
Written by
Richard Schayer, Charles Bennett
Starring
Orson Welles, Nancy Guild, Akim Tamiroff, Frank Latimore, Valentina Cortese, Margot Grahame, Stephen Bekassy, Berry Kroeger
Cinematography
Otello Martelli, Ubaldo Arata
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America, Italy
Languages
English

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