The Mephisto Waltz is a 1971 American horror film about an occult -murder mystery. It was directed by Paul Wendkos and starred Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bisset, Barbara Parkins, Bradford Dillman and Curt Jürgens. The name of the film is taken from the piano work by Franz Liszt of the same title (see Mephisto Waltzes ).