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The Mephisto Waltz (1971) [R]

Release Date:
April 9, 1971

Original Title:
The Mephisto Waltz

Alternate Titles:
La macchia della morte
Satan, mon amour
Χορεύοντας με τον Διάβολο

Genres:
Horror

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Quinn Martin Productions (QM)

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
FR: 12  US: R 

Runtime: 115

...The Sound of Terror

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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.

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Production

Art Direction:
Richard Y. Haman

Assistant Director:
David Hall

Associate Producer:
Arthur Fellows

Camera Operator:
Gene Evans

Costume Design:
Moss Mabry

Director:
Paul Wendkos

Director of Photography:
William W. Spencer

Editor:
Richard K. Brockway

Hairstylist:
Pat Abbott

Makeup Artist:
Joe DiBella

Makeup Supervisor:
Daniel C. Striepeke

Musician:
Jakob Gimpel

Novel:
Fred Mustard Stewart

Orchestrator:
Arthur Morton

Original Music Composer:
Jerry Goldsmith

Producer:
Quinn Martin

Property Master:
Sidney H. Greenwood

Set Decoration:
Walter M. Scott
Raphael Bretton

Sound Mixer:
Don J. Bassman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Don J. Bassman

Sound Supervisor:
John A. Bonner

Still Photographer:
George Hurrell Sr.

Stunts:
Charlie Picerni

Title Designer:
Phill Norman

Unit Production Manager:
William Eckhardt

Writer:
Ben Maddow

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