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Cat O' Nine Tails

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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

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06/24/06
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Italian 'giallo' thriller by horrormeister Dario Argento.

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01/17/08
Beth Accomando
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org

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
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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01/30/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Moderately effective, stylish early giallo from Argento

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
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
Jon Lap
Apollo Guide

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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