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Un viejo satanista moribundo se las arregla para transferir su alma al cuerpo de un joven concertista de piano.Un viejo satanista moribundo se las arregla para transferir su alma al cuerpo de un joven concertista de piano.Un viejo satanista moribundo se las arregla para transferir su alma al cuerpo de un joven concertista de piano.
- Premios
- 1 nominación en total
Bradford Dillman
- Bill Delancey
- (as Brad Dillman)
Curd Jürgens
- Duncan Ely
- (as Curt Jurgens)
Berry Kroeger
- Raymont
- (as Barry Kroeger)
Terrence Scammell
- Richard
- (as Terence Scammell)
Leon Alton
- Pallbearer
- (sin créditos)
Antoinette Bower
- Member of Ely's Group
- (sin créditos)
- Dirección
- Guionistas
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- TriviaHas the singular distinction of being the only theatrical film produced by Twentieth Century-Fox during the entire calendar year of 1970, this due to financial reversals incurred by the studio when several of its recent films failed at the box office.
- ErroresAt various points during the film, the demonic potion bottle varies between a clear glass bottle partially filled with blue liquid and a blue glass bottle in which the liquid cannot be seen.
- Citas
Duncan Ely: People should be born at the age of 70 and live their life backwards.
- Versiones alternativasAn alternate cut of The Mephisto Waltz ran on the Flix network in the early-mid 2000s. This version includes two memorable differences: a much longer floor shot close up of the Doberman's head wearing the Halloween mask, and a shot of Satan's hooves when he visits Paula Clarkson (Jacqueline Bisset) during her Satanic ritual.
- ConexionesFeatured in Cinemacabre TV Trailers (1993)
Opinión destacada
It is important in film-making not only create an impression but also to engender some sort of gut reaction from the audience, especially in horror films. We can judge a horror film in addition to its style, by its ability to actually frighten. THE MEPHISTO WALTZ does well on this count.
The film is about a couple who is coerced into the household of rich socialite-Satanists, led by Duncan Ely, who is played by Curt Jurgens, who is pretty good here. What follows is a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between the converted and unconverted to Ely's sect. It is pretty well-written and shot, with genuine suspense and a deceptively simple use of oblique angles and soft focus to create a nightmarish atmosphere. The problem with the film is that it is too long, and domestic sequences are not poignant enough to be interesting, despite the strange Alda performance.
However, there are scary sequences of fantasy vs. reality and terror-based ideas, such as Jaquelin Bisset's realization that her dreams are reality and the pure horror of the dog attack scene. Initially director Paul Wendkos's inserts seem too jarring, but in being jarring they make the action more threatening.
I didn't really like the title sequence because it gives away too many of the nice shots we should be surprised or thrilled by later in the film. One thing that definitely adds to the suspense of the film is Jerry Goldsmith's score: it rivals Herrman's PSYCHO score for violin-fueled, full-blooded accompaniment to a horror film.
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 ROSEMARY'S BABY, this one is a distinctive experience in the bizarre. Some may not like the plot's convolution, but assuredly watch if you are a fan of horror films of any connotation.
The film is about a couple who is coerced into the household of rich socialite-Satanists, led by Duncan Ely, who is played by Curt Jurgens, who is pretty good here. What follows is a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between the converted and unconverted to Ely's sect. It is pretty well-written and shot, with genuine suspense and a deceptively simple use of oblique angles and soft focus to create a nightmarish atmosphere. The problem with the film is that it is too long, and domestic sequences are not poignant enough to be interesting, despite the strange Alda performance.
However, there are scary sequences of fantasy vs. reality and terror-based ideas, such as Jaquelin Bisset's realization that her dreams are reality and the pure horror of the dog attack scene. Initially director Paul Wendkos's inserts seem too jarring, but in being jarring they make the action more threatening.
I didn't really like the title sequence because it gives away too many of the nice shots we should be surprised or thrilled by later in the film. One thing that definitely adds to the suspense of the film is Jerry Goldsmith's score: it rivals Herrman's PSYCHO score for violin-fueled, full-blooded accompaniment to a horror film.
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 ROSEMARY'S BABY, this one is a distinctive experience in the bizarre. Some may not like the plot's convolution, but assuredly watch if you are a fan of horror films of any connotation.
- barcrab
- 21 dic 2007
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Detalles
- Fecha de lanzamiento
- País de origen
- Idiomas
- También se conoce como
- Círculo del terror
- Locaciones de filmación
- Avenue of the Stars, Century City, Los Ángeles, California, Estados Unidos(Paula Clarkson walking over bridge in Century City)
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- Tiempo de ejecución1 hora 55 minutos
- Color
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.85 : 1
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