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The Mephisto Waltz

The Mephisto Waltz

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 9, 1971

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Horror

User Score

61%

Original Title

The Mephisto Waltz

Production Companies

Quinn Martin Productions (QM), 20th Century Fox

Director

Paul Wendkos

Description

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.