Black Magic

"This drama, starring Orson Welles, is based on a novel by Alexander Dumas. Welles stars as the character Cagliostro, a small time carnival hustler. He finds that he has the power to manipulate people to his will, and decides to use it to gain power in France. Cagliostro hatches a plan to take over, and win power at the highest level of the 18th century government. Welles performance is staunch and unreasonable, a man haunted by his past, driven by his ego by a madness to control everything and everyone he needs to accomplish his dark purpose. "