The mephisto waltz 1971 trailers and clips moviefone. A desperate satanist takes the bodyswitching, freaky friday approach to living longer in the mephisto waltz. The mephisto waltz is a 1971 american horror film about an occultmurder mystery. The mephisto waltz doesnt deserve a spot in the upper echelon of seventies occult horror pictures but its entertaining enough and it features some good acting and nice production values. Frightening music, occult symbols, fiery flames, and images of the actors engaged in satanic rituals fill the screen for the title sequence of the mephisto waltz, almost making unnecessary the first forty minutes of this glossy, highclass horror offering from 20th fox in 1971. The kl studio classics bluray of the mephisto waltz is a good scan of this upscale creepshow from a year when 20th fox was in dire straits, with production reduced to a trickle. Mephisto waltz, the on bluray 738329207410 from kino lorber. Alan alda plays a classical piano player on the rise who befriends a famous player himself whos at deaths door. 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. Curt lowens, gregory morton, paul wendkos, the mephisto waltz. Titolo originale the mephisto waltz nazionalita usa anno 1971 genere horror censura per tutti durata 1 circa regia paul wendkos. The mephisto waltz 1971 movie posters cinematerial. The name of the movie is taken from the piano work by franz liszt of the same title see mephisto waltzes.
Alan alda, jacqueline bisset, bradford dillman, an old, dying satanist arranges to transfer his soul into the body of a young concert pianist. Stream or download all of your favorite sexy celebrity sex tapes and nude videos here. Sep 07, 2018 mephisto walz is legendary for its contributions to the deathrock genre, having been an inspiration to a whole host of contemporary gothic artists. 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. Colosseum vsd cvs 5851 country germany format cd release date 1997 upn 4005939585129 also contains music from. The mephisto waltz 1971 horror, thriller, mystery movie. A frustrated pianist himself, music journalist myles clarkson is thrilled to interview virtuoso duncan ely. Gallery of 14 movie poster and cover images for the mephisto waltz 1971. The mephisto waltz the 1971 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The mephisto waltz 1971 stock image by 20th century fox for.
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. Adapted from a fred mustard stewart novel, this offbeat occult thriller stars alan alda just prior to his elevenyear stint on mash. The mephisto waltz 1971 paul wendkos releases allmovie. The old joke goes that the way one gets to carnegie hall is practice. The normal scenes in the movie arent bad for a 1971 film in a bluray edition. 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. Movie typography from the mephisto waltz 1971, directed by paul wendkos, starring alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, bradford dillman. Movie typography from the mephisto waltz 1971, directed by paul wendkos, starring alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, bradford dillman home 19201924. An old, dying satanist arranges to transfer his soul into the. The mephisto waltz 1971 nude scenes turner classic movies.
An aging, devilworshipping pianist transfers his soul into the body of a young journalist in an evil plot to prolong his life. Mephisto walz has an accomplished discography, having released several well respected full. Its many disturbing images will haunt you for quite some time. This one is a real chiller with some very frightening moments and a very surprising end. Suddenly, he cant get enough of his new friend, and myles wife, paula. Watch barbara parkins, jacqueline bisset nude sex in mephisto waltz 1971, hot hollywood nude scene in hd only at celeb tube.
Overview of the mephisto waltz, 1971, directed by paul wendkos, with alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, at turner classic movies. Of the cast only jacqueline bisset was considered to a hot property. It proves that elegant filmmaking becomes the horror genre very well. It was directed by paul wendkos and starred alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, bradford dillman and curd jurgens.
If it isnt a classic, its still worth a watch for fans of the genre. Interestingly enough, stewart was trained at julliard as a. He seeks out an interview with the talented but dying duncan ely, duncan not much interested in interviews refuses to speak to myles until he notices myles fingers are perfect suited for playing. It was directed by paul wendkos and starred alan alda. The mephisto waltz 1971 stock image by 20th century fox. The mephisto waltzes are four waltzes composed by franz liszt in 185962, 188081, 1883 and 1885. Horowitz liszt mephisto waltz crazy cadenza live 12 duration. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. The mephisto waltz 1971 alan alda, jacqueline bisset meph 001os bkdmhx from alamys library of millions of high. Duncan, however, is terminally ill and not much interested in myles until noticing that myles hands are ideally suited for piano. An old, dying satanist arranges to transfer his soul into the body of a young concert pianist. If a horror movie is to be taken seriously, it has to pretend to take horror seriously. He befriends an older piano player curt jurgens who, dying of cancer, makes a deal with the devil to have his soul take up occupancy in aldas young body, thereby enabling him to continue making musicand also so he can keep scoring hot chicks. Unknown to alda, the guy is a satanist, who arranges to have thier souls switch places at his death, so that he can be young again and continue to play piano thus needing a skilled piano player like alda to switch bodies with.
Home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us. 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. The first incarnation of mephisto walz started in dusseldorf in february 1986, with original members baribari the bands sole songwriter, johann, and arndt drums, plus a german vocalist called jorge. Mephisto walz is legendary for its contributions to the deathrock genre, having been an inspiration to a whole host of contemporary gothic artists. The mephisto waltz 1971 a frustrated pianist himself, music journalist myles clarkson alan alda is thrilled to interview virtuoso duncan ely curt jurgens. Aug 23, 2012 titolo originale the mephisto waltz nazionalita usa anno 1971 genere horror censura per tutti durata 1 circa regia paul wendkos scritto da ben maddow, fred mustard stewart interpreti alan alda. Of the four, the first is the most popular and has been frequently performed in concert and. Read the full synopsis of the mephisto waltz, 1971, directed by paul wendkos, with alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, at turner classic movies. Staring khigh dhiegh, lilyan chauvin, kathleen widdoes and curt lowens. With alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, bradford dillman. Find release information for the mephisto waltz 1971 paul wendkos on allmovie. The cover of the mephisto waltz by fred mustard stewart states this this slim novel is a rival to rosemarys baby. The mephisto waltz 1971 paul wendkos christian annyas. The mephisto waltz full movie watch online, stream or download.
Barbara parkins, jacqueline bisset nude sex in mephisto. The mephisto waltz 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jerry goldsmith the mephisto waltz the other soundtrack. The mephisto waltz cast starring lilyan chauvin, berry kroeger, curt lowens, ethelreda leopold, terrence scammell. I dont want to give away the plot, but what i will say is read this book. Myles clarkson is an up and coming music journalist, never quite mastering the piano himself. In the mephisto waltz 1971, alan alda portrays a concert pianist who abandoned music after debuting to brutal critical notices. This book is peppered with historical references and incorporates real life persona such as sigmund freud into the storyline giving it that air of reality. The mephisto waltz is a fairly quick read, but it was full of details, right to the very end. Curd jurgens, alan alda, barbara parkins titolo originale the mephisto waltz. Print and download in pdf or midi mephisto waltz no. Ben maddow adapted his screenplay from the novel of the same title by fred. It was directed by paul wendkos and starred alan alda, jacqueline bisset. Mephisto waltz is a dark mystery that takes place at the turn of the century 1904 people are being murdered in a most gruesome way and its up to dr.
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