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Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
Metacritic47/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
74 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul WendkosDirector
- Ben MaddowWriter
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alan AldaMyles Clarkson
- Jacqueline BissetPaula Clarkson
- Barbara ParkinsRoxanne Delancey
- Bradford DillmanBill Delancey
- William WindomDr. Roger West
- Curd JürgensDuncan Mowbray
- Kathleen WiddoesMaggie West
- Pamelyn FerdinAbby Clarkson
- Curt LowensCast
- Gregory MortonConductor
- Janee MichelleAgency Chief's Girlfriend
- Lilyan ChauvinWoman Writer
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Themes
satanistfamily secretspianistdevilincestoccultsoul transferencedark rituals