Alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, bradford dillman, william windom country. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. The mephisto waltz 1971 paul wendkos christian annyas. Mephisto walz has an accomplished discography, having released several well respected fulllength albums.
Seems the journalist is gradually being possessed by the pianist a satanist eager to find a new body to live in. Theyre named after the devil, mephisto, in the german faust legend. Mephisto walz is legendary for its contributions to the deathrock genre, having been an inspiration to a whole host of contemporary gothic artists. Linkpage citation james quandt on alexander sokurovs faust it will be a very colorful, elegant picture with a lot of strauss music, predicted russian director alexander sokurov in 2005, envisaging his longnurtured version of goethes faust. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes smoothening, sharpening borders and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes when they are too small e. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds. In the mephisto waltz 1971, alan alda portrays a concert pianist who abandoned music after debuting to brutal critical notices. Baribari had joined christian death as bassist while the iconic rozz williams was still vocalist williams left the band in 1985, with guitarist valor kand becoming its lead. The mephisto waltz is a 1971 american horror film about an occultmurder mystery. 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. The mephisto waltz the 1971 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Barbara parkins with her black labrador wearing human head as a mask in a scene from the film the mephisto waltz, 1971. The mephisto waltzes are four waltzes composed by franz liszt in 185962, 188081, 1883 and 1885.
The mephisto waltz 1971 full movie download full hd youtube. The mephisto waltz is a fairly quick read, but it was full of details, right to the very end. There wont be any smell of war, but youll sense the aroma of chocolate in the. It was directed by paul wendkos and starred alan alda. With alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, bradford dillman. The body being mere rubbish, the soul must reside in a more rarefied vessel, so fausts search for the transcendent heads into other realms, ending in the alpine sublime, as if he were attempting to return to the heavens whence his story commenced. 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. Print and download in pdf or midi mephisto waltz no. Movie typography from the mephisto waltz 1971, directed by paul wendkos, starring alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, bradford dillman.
Although the movie was unnerving it doesnt capture the story in its entirety. Duncan, however, is terminally ill and not much interested in myles until noticing that myles hands are ideally suited for piano. The name of the movie is taken from the piano work by franz liszt of the same title see mephisto waltzes. Youll find more related titles and typography in the 19701974 and 1970s trailers sections.
An old, dying satanist arranges to transfer his soul into the body of a young concert pianist. Suddenly, he cant get enough of his new friend, and myles wife, paula. Barbara parkins in the mephisto waltz getty images. Interestingly enough, stewart was trained at julliard as a. Overview of the mephisto waltz, 1971, directed by paul wendkos, with alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, at turner classic movies. Youve told us so much about the composition of the human body, wagner whines in the films first line, but not a word about the soul. Watch the mephisto waltz full movie in hd visit a frustrated pianist himself, music journalist myles clarkson is.
Kino lorber, along with 20th centuryfox, has released on bluray the mephisto waltz, the 1971 satanic occult thriller from fox and tv producer quinn martin, based on author fred mustard stewarts bestselling paperback, directed by paul wendkos, scripted by ben maddow, scored sensationally by jerry. 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. An old, dying satanist arranges to transfer his soul into the. The mephisto waltzes are four waltzes composed by franz liszt from 1859 to 1862, from 1880 to 1881, and in 1883 and 1885. The mephisto waltz 1971 movie posters cinematerial. Those efforts didnt really pay off until 1973 with the exorcist, but one of the more interesting additions in the interim is the mephisto waltz, an adaptation of an odd classic musicthemed occult novel by the late fred mustard stewart. Patterned tiles in shimmering grace catch carousel smiles painted in place quietly forging the head meets the hand fluttering softly the footsteps escaping and souless. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Suddenly, he cant get enough of his new friend, and myles wife, paula, becomes suspicious of duncans intentions. Tallis, a london author and psychologist, has written a marvelous, multilayered thriller, rich with period detail and studded with cameo appearances by figures such as automaker ferdinand porsche and sigmund freud. The mephisto waltz 1971 paul wendkos releases allmovie. Usa a onetime pianist turned journalist is invited to meet a legendary classical pianist, who takes an instant liking to him. Kinos studio classics line brings the mephisto waltz to bluray in an avc encoded 1080p high definition transfer framed at 1.
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. Alan alda plays a classical piano player on the rise who befriends a famous player himself whos at deaths door. Colosseum vsd cvs 5851 country germany format cd release date 1997 upn 4005939585129 also contains music from. It was directed by paul wendkos and starred alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, bradford dillman and curd jurgens.
Read the full synopsis of the mephisto waltz, 1971, directed by paul wendkos, with alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, at turner classic movies. Of the four, the first is the most popular and has been frequently performed in concert and. Staring khigh dhiegh, lilyan chauvin, kathleen widdoes and curt lowens. A journalists young wife is concerned with the changes she sees in her husband after a rare interview with a terminallyill famed pianist. Barbara parkins and curt jurgens in the mephisto waltz. Everyone was scrambling to find the next rosemarys baby in the early 70s, with upscale horror paperback properties getting snatched up left and right. 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. Mephisto walz was formed in 1986 by barry galvin aka baribari and john schuman johann, following their departure from the influential deathrock band christian death. Gallery of 14 movie poster and cover images for the mephisto waltz 1971.
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. Ben maddow adapted his screenplay from the novel of the same title by fred. A frustrated pianist himself, music journalist myles clarkson is thrilled to interview virtuoso duncan ely. Feb 16, 2014 connu en france sous le titre satan, mon amour, the mephisto waltz, tourne en 1971 par paul wendkos et interprete par alan alda, jacqueline bisset et curd jurgens.
Find release information for the mephisto waltz 1971 paul wendkos on allmovie. Baribaris signature songwriting style and distinctive wall of chorusdelayeffected guitar sound makes mephisto walz instantly identifiable. 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. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6. I dont want to give away the plot, but what i will say is read this book. The house on skull mountain the mephisto waltz double. 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. Alan alda and jacqueline bisset in the mephisto waltz 1971. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. 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. Each mephisto waltz is a devilish, whirling dance, showing off franz liszts dazzling mastery of energy theyre named after the devil, mephisto, in the german faust legend. If a horror movie is to be taken seriously, it has to pretend to take horror seriously.