Joseph Balsamo

8.0IMDb Score
Released:1973-01-08
Genre:Drama
Duration:52 min
Director:André Hunebelle
Actors:Jean Marais, Udo Kier, Bernard Alane, Henri Guisol, Doris Kunstmann
Production:

Overview:

Balsamo, a scoundrel with the gift of mesmerism, seeks to gain power in the French court in the days before the Revolution.

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