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Cat O' Nine Tails (1971)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:10
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Italian master of horror Dario Argento's second directorial effort (and the centerpiece of the "animal trilogy" of giallos--or mystery/thrillers--which includes BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE and... Italian master of horror Dario Argento's second directorial effort (and the centerpiece of the "animal trilogy" of giallos--or mystery/thrillers--which includes BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE and FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET) is a suspenseful murder mystery infused with the filmmaker's trademark graphic violence. Karl Malden stars as a blind man with a talent for solving puzzles who teams-up with reporter Carlo Giordani (James Franciscus) to launch a private investigation into a string of peculiar murders, all of which seem to involve a dubious genetic research facility. The killer soon becomes wise to the duo's plans and will do whatever it takes to stop them from reporting to the police. [More]
Starring: Karl Malden, James Franciscus, Catherine Spaak, Pier Paolo Capponi
Starring: Karl Malden, James Franciscus, Catherine Spaak, Pier Paolo Capponi, Horst Frank, Rada Rassimov
Director: Dario Argento
Director: Dario Argento
Screenwriter: Dario Argento, Dardano Sacchetti
Producer: Salvatore Argento
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Reviews for Cat O' Nine Tails
...highly unlikely to appeal to anyone other than the most ardent Argento fan, and even those folks will be hard-pressed to find anything here worth embracing.
... through the employment of his visual technique, commonality is transformed into remarkable quality.
Set against a backdrop of genetic research and espionage, Argento's formal obsession with allusions to seeing and sightlessness is on fierce display.
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