| The Mephisto Waltz | |
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| Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
| Screenplay by | Ben Maddow |
| Based on | The Mephisto Waltz by Fred Mustard Stewart |
| Produced by | Quinn Martin |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | William W. Spencer |
| Edited by | Richard K. Brockway |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Language | English |
The Mephisto Waltz is a 1971 American supernatural horror film directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bisset, Barbara Parkins, Bradford Dillman, and Curt Jürgens. Its plot follows a dying Satanist who attempts to have his soul transferred into the body of a young concert pianist. The name of the film is taken from the piano work of the same title by Franz Liszt. The performance of this work heard in the film is by Jakob Gimpel, although the piece did not appear on the soundtrack album (in this, or any other, performance) when it was released in 1997. Ben Maddow adapted his screenplay from the novel of the same title by Fred Mustard Stewart. The film was the only big-screen work of veteran television producer Quinn Martin.
- ^ Driscoll, Edgar (March 25, 1971). "'Mephisto Waltz' glides early, ends up drag". The Boston Globe. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.