Film

The Mephisto Waltz

1971 · 1h 55m · Horror

...The Sound of Terror

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

63%

Metacritic

47

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.

Alan Alda

Myles Clarkson

Jacqueline Bisset

Paula Clarkson

Barbara Parkins

Roxanne Delancey

Bradford Dillman

Bill Delancey

William Windom

Dr. Roger West

Curd Jürgens

Duncan Mowbray

Kathleen Widdoes

Maggie West

Pamelyn Ferdin

Abby Clarkson

Curt Lowens

Gregory Morton

Conductor

Janee Michelle

Agency Chief's Girlfriend

Lilyan Chauvin

Woman Writer

Khigh Dhiegh

Zanc Theun

Alberto Morin

Bennett

Berry Kroeger

Raymont

Antoinette Bower

Member of Ely's Group (uncredited)

• Paul WendkosDirector
• Ben MaddowWriter
• Fred Mustard StewartNovel
• Quinn MartinProducer
• William W. SpencerDirector of Photography
• Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
• Richard K. BrockwayEditor

Trailer: The Mephisto Waltz (1971)

Release date

April 9, 1971

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

R

Genres

Horror

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