The Mephisto Waltz

"...The Sound of Terror"

Jun 11 1971 R 1h 55m
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Plot

Myles Clarkson, a classical piano player on the rise, befriends Duncan Mowbray Ely, a famous player himself who is at death's door. Unknown to Clarkson, Ely is a Satanist, who arranges to have their souls switch places at his death, so that he can be young again and continue to play piano.

Written by

Ben Maddow, Fred Mustard Stewart

Directed by

Paul Wendkos

Cast

Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bisset, Barbara Parkins

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Quinn Martin Productions (QM), 20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Trailers
Trailer: The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
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