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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Trailer: The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
Cast
Alan Alda
Myles Clarkson
Jacqueline Bisset
Paula Clarkson
Barbara Parkins
Roxanne Delancey
Bradford Dillman
Bill Delancey
William Windom
Dr. Roger West
Curd Jürgens
Duncan Mowbray
Kathleen Widdoes
Maggie West
Pamelyn Ferdin
Abby Clarkson
Curt Lowens
Gregory Morton
Conductor
Janee Michelle
Agency Chief's Girlfriend
Lilyan Chauvin
Woman Writer
Khigh Dhiegh
Zanc Theun
Alberto Morin
Bennett
Berry Kroeger
Raymont
Antoinette Bower
Member of Ely's Group (uncredited)
Walter Brooke
Party Guest (uncredited)
Marta Kristen
Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Campanella
Detective (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Party Guest (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Pallbearer (uncredited)
Terrence Scammell
Richard
