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Original title: Gatto a nove code, Il
Release Date
Feb 11, 1971 (Italy)
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jul 10, 2001
Budget $1,000,000
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 50 minutes
Country Italy, France, West Germany
Studio Labrador Films, National General Pictures, Seda Spettacoli, Terra FilmKunst
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• The Cat o' Nine Tails (1970)
• Il Gatto a nove code
• Die Neunschwänzige Katze (1971)
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Murder, Suspense, Serial Killer, Gore, Investigation, Detectives, Experimental
Tagline: Caught between the truth and a murderer's hand!
Plot: 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
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 ...the film is clever and stylish enough to entertain most fans of the genre. Nice camerawork and a jazzy Ennio Morricone score help to keep things interesting.-- (eSplatter.com)
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 | Karl Malden
On the Waterfront, Patton, A Streetcar Named Desire |
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Tontons flingueurs, Les, Katharina die Große, Marquis de Sade: Justine | Rada Rassimov
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Torture Chamber of Baron Blood, Django the Bastard | | |
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Ennio Morricone
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Untouchables, Once Upon a Time in America |
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