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Released
1971 · FILM

The Mephisto Waltz

...The Sound of Terror

Directed by
Runtime
115 min
HorrorMysteryThriller

Synopsis

Myles Clarkson, a music journalist and frustrated pianist, is excited to interview the renowned virtuoso Duncan Ely. Duncan, who is terminally ill, initially shows little interest in Myles until he notices that Myles' hands are well-suited for piano playing. This observation leads Duncan to become increasingly fascinated by his new acquaintance. Myles' wife, Paula, grows suspicious of Duncan's behavior toward Myles. Her concerns deepen after Duncan's death, when Myles unexpectedly develops into a piano virtuoso overnight.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 17

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Richard K BrockwayShot by William W SpencerScored by Jerry Goldsmith

Also known as

  • Der Mephisto-Waltzerde
  • Null Uhr fünf - Frauenleiche in der Badewannede
  • Satán, mon amoures
  • Satan, mon amourfr

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