Movie
The Mephisto Waltz
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1971-04-09
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Horror
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Quinn Martin Productions (QM), 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Alan Alda as Myles Clarkson
- Jacqueline Bisset as Paula Clarkson
- Barbara Parkins as Roxanne Delancey
- Bradford Dillman as Bill Delancey
- William Windom as Dr. Roger West
- Curd Jürgens as Duncan Mowbray
- Kathleen Widdoes as Maggie West
- Pamelyn Ferdin as Abby Clarkson
- Curt Lowens
- Gregory Morton as Conductor
- Janee Michelle as Agency Chief's Girlfriend
- Lilyan Chauvin as Woman Writer
Crew
- Paul Wendkos - Director
- Ben Maddow - Writer
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