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The Mephisto Waltz

...The Sound of Terror

6.0(75)19711h 55m2

A frustrated pianist himself, music journalist Myles Clarkson is thrilled to interview virtuoso Duncan Ely. Duncan, however, is terminally ill and not much interested in Myles until noticing that Myles' hands are ideally suited for piano. Suddenly, he can't get enough of his new friend, and Myles' wife, Paula, becomes suspicious of Duncan's intentions. Her suspicions grow when Duncan dies and Myles mysteriously becomes a virtuoso overnight.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
French
  • satanist
  • family secrets
  • pianist
  • devil
  • incest
  • occult
  • soul transference
  • dark rituals

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Behind the camera

Director

Paul Wendkos

Writers

Ben Maddow

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR9 Apr 1971
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1221 Jul 1971

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The Mephisto Waltz was released on 9 April 1971.

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    Wuchak

    4/28/2022

    7/10

    _**Alan Alda as a concert pianist with a satanic anointing**_ A music journalist in the Los Angeles area (Alda) meets an aging piano virtuoso (Curt Jurgens), not to mention his beautiful daughter (Barbara Parkins), and automatically becomes like family, but his wife isn't 'hip' with the curious situation (Jacqueline Bisset). "The Mephisto Waltz" (1971) is like "Rosemary's Baby" (1968) with slight nuances and sw…

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