The Return of Cagliostro

2003 1h 40m IT

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 24

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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In the Sicily of the late 1940s, two brother sculptors, tired of selling madonnas to the local churches, finally realize their dream, and set up a Sicilian production company, thanks to the help of a local bishop. They start producing one box-office failure Z-movie after the other, all with terribly bad local non-pros as actors. Covered in debts, they finally have their great chance, when a local nobleman obsessed by magic decides to invest all his wealth in the making of a movie about Cagliostro, just one year after Orson Welles' Black Magic (1949). They hire a famous American actor (Robert Englund) and start shooting "The Return of Cagliostro".

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Robert Englund
Erroll Douglas
Luigi Maria Burruano
Carmelo La Marca
Franco Vito Gaiezza
Vincent Cusumano
Pietro Giordano
Cardinal Sucato / Pino Grisanti
Davide Marotta
Dwarf
Franco Scaldati
Salvatore La Marca
Mauro Spitaleri
Baron
Giacomo Civiletti
Onorevole Porcaro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Franco Maresco
Writers: Franco Maresco, Daniele Ciprì
Languages: Italian, English, German
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, English, German.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Franco Maresco, shot by Daniele Ciprì. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Salvatore Bonafede. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Fabio Nunziata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Robert Englund and Luigi Maria Burruano and Franco Vito Gaiezza carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0358676 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Franco Maresco directs. Daniele Ciprì behind the camera. Salvatore Bonafede scores. Fabio Nunziata cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian, English, German.

Trivia

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1Released 23 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, English, German.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Franco Maresco, shot by Daniele Ciprì. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Salvatore Bonafede. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Fabio Nunziata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Robert Englund and Luigi Maria Burruano and Franco Vito Gaiezza carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0358676 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.