Mephisto Waltz, The

The Mephisto Waltz

Credits
Title:	The Mephisto Waltz
Directed by:	Paul Wendkos
Written by:	Ben Maddow
Produced by:	Quinn Martin; Arthur Fellows
Music by:	Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography:	William W. Spencer
Edited by:	Richard Brockway
Production
Production:	Quinn Martin Productions
Distributors:	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Released:	April 9th, 1971
Rating:	R
Running time:	115 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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The Mephisto Waltz is an American feature film of the occult and Satanic thriller subgenres of horror. It was directed by Paul Wendkos with a screenplay written by Ben Maddow based on a story written by Fred Mustard Stewart. It was produced by Quinn Martin Productions and the Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and released theatrically in New York City, New York on April 9th, 1971. It was screened in San Francisco, California on June 9th, 1971. The film stars Alan Alda as Myles Clarkson and Jacqueline Bisset as Paula Clarkson, along with Barbara Parkins as Roxanne Delancey, and Brad Dillman as Bill Delancey.

Cast[]

Actor

Role

Myles Clarkson

Paula Clarkson

Roxanne Delancey

Bill Delancey

Doctor West

Maggie West

Abby Clarkson

Duncan Ely

Agency chief

Conductor

Agency chief's girlfriend

Woman writer

Zanc Theun

Bennett

Raymont

Richard

Notes & Trivia[]

The Mephisto Waltz is based on the novel of the same name by author Fred Mustard Stewart.
The tagline to this film is "When was the last time you were afraid? Really afraid".
Another tagline is "Brace yourself for the ultimate transplant. The human soul."
There are a total of thirty-three cast members in this film. Sixteen are credited cast members, leaving seventeen uncredited cast members (plus one dog).
Production on The Mephisto Waltz began on June 29th, 1970. The movie was shot in Century City in Los Angeles, California.
The Mephisto Waltz was made available on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber on April 18th, 2017.
This is the first major theatrically released film produced by Quinn Martin Productions.
Film editor Richard K. Brockway is credited as Richard Brockway in this film.
Actor Bradford Dillman, who plays Bill Delancey, is credited as Brad Dillman in this film.
Actor Curd Jürgens, who plays Duncan Ely, is credited as Curt Jurgens in this film.
Actor Berry Kroeger, who plays Raymont, is credited as Barry Kroeger in this film.
Actor Terrence Scammell, who plays Richard, is credited as Terence Scammell in this film.
The title of this film is taken from a series of four waltzes composed by Franz Liszt between 1859 and 1885.
On the Internet Movie Database, The Mephisto Waltz has a star rating of 6 out of 10 based on 2,971 user votes.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a Tomatometer rating of 63% Fresh based on 8 posted critic reviews, averaging 4.90 out of 10. It has five positive reviews and three negative reviews. It has an audience score of 42% based on more than 250 user ratings, averaging 3.1 out of 5.
On Letterboxd, The Mephisto Waltz has a weighted average of 3.12 out 5 based on 1,700 ratings.

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