Crescendo (1970)

Crescendo (1970)

And . . . for Lovers of the Macabre 1970-06-07 United Kingdom 96 Min. PG-13
5.2 24 votes

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.

Cast

Stefanie Powers is Susan Roberts
Susan Roberts
James Olson is Georges Ryman / Jacques Ryman
Georges Ryman / Jacques Ryman
Joss Ackland is Carter
Margaretta Scott is Danielle Ryman
Danielle Ryman
Jane Lapotaire is Lillianne
Kirsten Lindholm is Catherine