Review of The Mephisto Waltz (1971) by Stephen K — 16 Mar 2008
This was released on DVD as part of Fox/MGM's 'Midnite Movies' series. This film followed ROSEMARY'S BABY and preceded THE EXCORCIST. Though a pre-MASH Alan Alda is top-billed, this Jacqueline Bisset's movie and its one of her best performances. Kurt Jurgens is the sinister classical piano player who lures Alda into his circle much to the alarm of his wife, Bisset. Kurt's relationship with his daughter (Barbara Perkins) is incestuous and his circle of close friends are creepy and Bisset slowly suspects they are Satan-worshipers. Unlike many 1970s horror films, this relies more on mood than on gore, not a bad little film.
Oh, it was produced by TV producer Quinn Martin (THE FUGITVE, CANNON, THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO, etc.).
This review of The Mephisto Waltz (1971) was written by Stephen K on 16 Mar 2008.
The Mephisto Waltz has generally received mixed reviews.
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