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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

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Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

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 FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET) is a suspenseful murder mystery infused with the filmmaker's... 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]

Genre: Foreign Films

Starring: Karl Malden, James Franciscus, Catherine Spaak, Pier Paolo Capponi, Horst Frank

Director: Dario Argento
Screenwriter: Dario Argento, Dardano Sacchetti
Producer: Salvatore Argento
Composer: Ennio Morricone

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 9, 2009

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 0
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Surround 2.0 - Italian, English, French

Additional Release Materials:

  • Interviews - 1. Dario Argento - Director
  • 2. Dardano Sacchetti - Co-Writer
  • 3. Ennio Morricone - Composer
  • 4. James Franciscus, Karl Malden - Stars (Audio)
  • Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailers
  • 2. TV Spots
  • 3. Radio Spots

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06/24/06
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3/5

Italian 'giallo' thriller by horrormeister Dario Argento.

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01/17/08
Beth Accomando
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Dario Argento giallo is the cat's meow.

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07/12/06
Staci Layne Wilson
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12/20/05
Christopher Null
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...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.

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10/23/05
David Nusair
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06/15/05
A.H. Weiler
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05/13/05
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05/25/04
Nicolas Lacroix
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01/30/03
Mark Palermo
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Moderately effective, stylish early giallo from Argento

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
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... through the employment of his visual technique, commonality is transformed into remarkable quality.

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01/29/02
Jon Lap
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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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11/08/01
Ed Gonzalez
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02/13/01
Mike Bracken
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