Myles clarkson alan alda, a classical piano player on the rise, befriends duncan mowbray ely curt jurgens, a famous player himself who is at deaths door. Usa a onetime pianist turned journalist is invited to meet a legendary classical pianist, who. The mephisto waltz 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A frustrated pianist himself, music journalist myles clarkson is thrilled to interview virtuoso duncan ely. Original mephisto waltz, the 1971 movie poster in vg. If a horror movie is to be taken seriously, it has to pretend to take horror seriously. A desperate satanist takes the bodyswitching, freaky friday approach to living longer in the mephisto waltz. Usa a onetime pianist turned journalist is invited to meet a legendary classical pianist, who takes an instant liking to him.
Onesheet poster 27x41 folded very good plus condition offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. The mephisto waltz is my all time favorite spooky movie. Download or stream from your apple tv, roku, smart tv, computer or portable device. This is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i. It was directed by paul wendkos and starred alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, bradford dillman and curd jurgens. If you know the story of dr faustus, youll know thats its about a medieval man who sells his soul to the devilish mephistopheles mephisto for short in return for extra life. Midnite movies is a line of b movies released first on vhs and later on dvd by mgm home entertainment.
Adapted from the 1969 novel by fred mustard stewart which was itself a rather loud echoing of ira levins 1967 novel the mephisto waltz is a satanic thriller which succeeds in being. The line was begun by mgm in march 2001 following its acquisition of orion pictures, which bought out filmways, the owner of american international pictures. Original movie poster for mephisto waltz, the 1971 3530 20th century fox original u. Adapted from a fred mustard stewart novel, this offbeat occult thriller stars alan alda just prior to his elevenyear stint on mash as journalist and burgeoning musician myles clarkson, whose. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy it at buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for mephisto waltz, the. The mephisto waltz, which is inferior to rosemarys baby on all sorts of fundamental levels like direction, photography and acting, is fatally inferior in its understanding of the supernatural. Directed by paul mendkos who did a lot more work in television than he did in the feature film business, though he was in the directors chair for guns of the magnificent seven and a few others, including three gidget movies.
It was directed by paul wendkos and starred alan alda. The mephisto waltz 1971 alan alda, jacqueline bisset. The old joke goes that the way one gets to carnegie hall is practice. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by seventies airport bookrack ace, fred mustard stewart. These are some of the movies i have enjoyed in my life. It was directed by paul wendkos and starred alan alda, jacqueline bisset.
The mephisto waltz is a 1971 horror film which brings a similar story into a modern day setting. May 25, 2017 but, believe me, even if you were sitting at the moonlite drivein, wrapped in a 1971 mustang and chomping on a concession stand corn dog, theres no way that the mephisto waltz would satisfy you. It is amazing to re watch it and see how young alan alda was when he made this flick. Angel baby is a 1961 american drama film directed by paul wendkos and starring salome jens, george hamilton, and mercedes mccambridge. Duncan, however, is terminally ill and not much interested in myles until noticing that myles hands are ideally suited for piano. Mephisto waltz no 1, mcgill symphony orchestra montreal. Horror jacqueline bissett the mephisto waltz original 1971. The mephisto waltz 1971 could be viewed as a mainstream holywood studios game attempt to make a kind of hammer horror style feature film, probably prompted by the critical and box office success of polanskis rosemarys baby a couple of years earlier. The entire cast was outstanding and carried spookiness to a very high level. Aip had a library of b movies from the 1950s and 1960s that were science fiction, horror, and exploitation films. The name of the movie is taken from the piano work by franz liszt of the same title see mephisto waltzes.
Apr 10, 1971 this is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Composer jerry goldsmith incorporated the pieces into his score for the 1971 film of the same name based on stewarts novel. Horror jacqueline bissett the mephisto waltz original 1971 promo photo 70731 own a rare piece of hollywood history. The mephisto waltz 1971 paul wendkos releases allmovie. The mephisto waltz 1971 the mephisto waltz 1971 user.
One of the more effective, least exploitative entries in the postrosemarys baby occult sweepstakes before the exorcist came along and switched up the gameplan, entirely, is 1971 s the mephisto waltz. Read the full synopsis of the mephisto waltz, 1971, directed by paul wendkos, with alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, at turner classic movies. Alan alda plays a classical piano player on the rise who befriends a famous player himself whos at deaths door. The mephisto waltz is a film directed by paul wendkos with alan alda, jacqueline bisset, curd jurgens, william windom, year. The normal scenes in the movie arent bad for a 1971 film in a bluray edition. The mephisto waltz 1971 a frustrated pianist himself, music journalist myles clarkson alan alda is thrilled to interview virtuoso duncan ely curt jurgens. However the tone, whilst containing some effective gothic elements in the sets and. Gallery of 14 movie poster and cover images for the mephisto waltz 1971. An elderly pianist, who is also a satanist, swaps souls with a young pianist alan alda at the moment of his death. Unknown to alda, the guy is a satanist, who arranges to have their souls switch. Packed with surreal imagery and starring alan alda mash and jacqueline bisset, the 1971 horror film is coming to bluray this spring from kino lorber, and the official release date and special features have now been revealed. Overview of the mephisto waltz, 1971, directed by paul wendkos, with alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, at turner classic movies.
Home watch online movie the mephisto waltz 1971 watch online movie the mephisto waltz 1971 by lightning at sunday, september 25, 2016 0 storyline. Released 1971, the mephisto waltz stars alan alda, jacqueline bisset, curd jurgens, barbara parkins the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. It was burt reynolds film debut wendkos called it one of my favorite pictures, because i had a theme. Has the singular distinction of being the only theatrical film produced by twentieth centuryfox during the entire calendar year of 1970, this due to financial reversals incurred by the studio when several of its recent films failed at. This movie is not everyones cup of tea but i really liked it. Overall, despite some problems of character development and loose ends, the mephisto waltz is a frightening film, and a devious twist on a concept used in such other films as the seventh victim and rosemarys baby, this one is a distinctive experience in the bizarre. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, the times does. Find release information for the mephisto waltz 1971 paul wendkos on allmovie.
The mephisto waltz had to feel familiar by 1971, but its conventions are handled wonderfully by the creepy mood, tense score, beautiful and ambitious cinematography full of wide angles and deep focus and strong color contrast, excellent acting, especially by the leading women jacqueline bisset and barbara parkins, and a clever finale thats openended yet sly in its explicitness. Horowitz liszt mephisto waltz crazy cadenza live 12 duration. The sole foray into feature film production by the man who gave us the fugitive, the f. The mephisto waltz the 1971 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The mephisto waltz cast starring lilyan chauvin, berry kroeger, curt lowens, ethelreda leopold, terrence scammell. The mephisto waltz 1971 horror, thriller, mystery movie. The mephisto waltz is a 1971 american horror film about an occultmurder mystery. The mephisto waltz is a minor entry into the movies that feels somewhat derivative, but it also has some moments. It represents an early example of a major studio stepping into the macabre territory previously staked by independent producers.
Kino lorber, along with 20th centuryfox, has released on bluray the mephisto waltz, the 1971 satanic occult thriller from fox and tv producer quinn martin, based on author fred mustard stewarts bestselling paperback, directed by paul wendkos, scripted by ben maddow, scored sensationally by jerry. Interestingly enough, stewart was trained at julliard as a. Nov 12, 2017 the mephisto waltz 1971 full movie michael blair. Thinking, back with a good deal of nostalgia to rosemarys baby, ive come up with a theory to explain the failure of the mephisto waltz.
The mephisto waltz 1971 stream and watch online moviefone. Sep 25, 2016 the mephisto waltz 1971 by lightning at sunday, september 25, 2016 0 storyline. Original vintage movie, music and tv memorabilia authenticity guaranteed for the life of the item we combine shipping. Connu en france sous le titre satan, mon amour, the mephisto waltz, tourne en 1971 par paul wendkos et interprete par alan alda. The mephisto waltz 1971 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The song jenny angel sung by george hamilton is played during the closing credits of the film. I tried to only include films that i liked or that i thought had some type of artistic merit. The pieces are referenced as the title of the 1969 novel, the mephisto waltz by american author and juilliardtrained pianist fred mustard stewart.
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