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Cat O' Nine Tails (1971)
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
Screenwriter: Dario Argento, Dardano Sacchetti
Producer: Salvatore Argento
Composer: Ennio Morricone
DVD Info
Release:
Jan 9, 2009
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
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Biographies
- Stills/Photos
Reviews
...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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