Crescendo (1972)

  • PG
  • 11/29/1972 (US)
  • Horror, Thriller
  • 1h 36m

And . . . for Lovers of the Macabre

Overview

An innocent project transforms into a perilous nightmare when researcher Susan Roberts arrives in France in search of information on a deceased composer. She contacts his widow whose mental deterioration, precipitated by the death of her husband, manifests itself in psychotic dementia. The young woman's arrival triggers an obsessive desire to marry her crippled son to Susan, ensuring by this union that the genius of the father will be passed on to future generations.

Alan Gibson

Director

Jimmy Sangster

Screenplay

Alfred Shaughnessy

Screenplay

Cast

Stefanie Powers's headshot

Stefanie Powers

Susan Roberts
James Olson's headshot

James Olson

Georges Ryman / Jacques Ryman
Joss Ackland's headshot

Joss Ackland

Carter
Margaretta Scott's headshot

Margaretta Scott

Danielle Ryman
Jane Lapotaire's headshot

Jane Lapotaire

Lillianne
Kirsten Lindholm's headshot

Kirsten Lindholm

Catherine

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