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The Cat o' Nine Tails

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1971
1h 52m
Italian
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
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6.4
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A reporter and a blind, retired journalist try to solve a series of murders. The crimes are connected to experiments by a pharmaceutical company in secret research. The two end up becoming targets of the killer.
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The Cat o' Nine Tails

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1971
1h 52m
Italian
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A reporter and a blind, retired journalist try to solve a series of murders. The crimes are connected to experiments by a pharmaceutical company in secret research. The two end up becoming targets of the killer.
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CRITIC SCORE
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Cast

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James Franciscus
Carlo Giordani
Karl Malden
Franco Arnò
Catherine Spaak
Anna Terzi
Pier Paolo Capponi
Police Supt. Spini
Horst Frank
Dr. Braun
Rada Rassimov
Bianca Merusi
Aldo Reggiani
Dr. Casoni
Carlo Alighiero
Dr. Calabresi
Vittorio Congia
Righetto (cameraman)
Ugo Fangareggi
Gigi the Loser
Tom Felleghy
Dr. Esson
Emilio Marchesini
Dr. Mombelli
Fulvio Mingozzi
Spimi's man
Corrado Olmi
Morsella
Pino Patti
Umberto Raho
Manuel's ex-lover
Jacques Stany
Prof. Manera
Stefano Oppedisano
Ada Pometti
Telephone operator
Walter Pinelli
Sascha Helwin
Marie Louise Sinclair
Martial Boschero
Cinzia De Carolis
Werner Pochath
Directed By: Dario Argento
Written By: Dario Argento (Story), Dardano Sacchetti (Story), + 2 more

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The_Argentinian says...
one year ago
The suspects are so forgettable that I still had no idea who the murderer was even when his identity was revealed.
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beardedmovienut says...
2 years ago
Out of Argento's earlier work, The Cat o' Nine Tails is the one that I like the least, but that does not mean it's a bad film. Far from it, this is a niece piece of giallo, but as good as Argento's craft is, it's the story that lets this one down a bit. To me, it's a tad predictable, and with a rather weak conclusion. However... I do enjoy and like The Cat o' Nine Tails, and watching this in 4K was a treat. These Arrow Argento releases are excellent.
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jekyl6669 says...
7 years ago
Interesting murder mystery. Not Argento's best, but it being early in his career, you can see him developing his style.
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csrz says...
2 years ago
A bit overlong and the mystery isn’t as compelling but this is still a pretty solid, if somewhat reserved Giallo. It certainly delivers on style and atmosphere and I really like the characters in this one. It's quite hilarious that the blind character is assigned to help catch a killer. The other lead, Carlo Giordani is a pretty standard character but there's good chemistry between both of them. There are certainly some striking sequences and memorable shots. The death scenes are also disturbingly remarkable but the pacing does hurt the impact of potential thrills. Overall this is still a decent watch for me.
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Bronson87
CONTAINS SPOILERS5/10  2 years ago
The Cat o' Nine Tails is an improvement over Argento's Bird with the Crystal Plumage, but not by much. Similar to TBWTCP, TCONT is a giallo where a civilian is playing detective - maybe a little more plausible this time around, for reasons I will cover in a moment. The movie starts with Franco, a bl More
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JPV852
3 years ago
Okay giallo movie from Dario Argento has its moments and fine performances from James Franciscus and Karl Malden, but the end wasn't exactly satisfying. Still some entertaining scenes here and there. **3.5/5**
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throatsprockets
5/10  2 years ago
Despite a couple of good scenes, The Cat o' Nine Tails is easily the weakest of Dario Argento's early giallo & horror movies. Where Argento's other movies tend to make the protagonist involved or even complicit in the murders, in this case we get two characters investigating the case out of prof More
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John Chard
6 years ago
Sixth Sense and Nine Avenues.



Il gatto a nove code (The Cat O’ Nine Tails) is written and directed by Dario Argento. It stars Karl Malden, James Franciscus, Catherine Spaak, Horst Frank, Aldo Reggiani, Carlo Alighiero and Rada Rassimov. Music is by Ennio Morricone and cinematography by Eri More
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