The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)

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110 min - Mystery | Thriller - 21 May 1971 (USA)

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Ratings: 6.6/10 from 3,749 users
Reviews: 55 user | 88 critic

A newspaper reporter and a retired, blind journalist try to solve a series of killings connected to a pharmaceutical company's experimental, top-secret research projects and in so doing, both become targets of the killer.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	James Franciscus	...	Carlo Giordani
	Karl Malden	...	Franco Arno
	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	...	Barber

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Storyline

Franco Arno is a blind man that lives with his young niece and makes a living writing crossword puzzles. One night, while walking on the street, he overhears a weird conversation between two man sitting in a car parked in front of a medical institute where genetic experiments are performed. The same night someone breaks in the institute and kills a guard. Arno decides to investigate with the help of reporter Carlo Giordani. Written by Giancarlo Cairella <vertigo@imdb.com>

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Caught between the truth and a murderer's hand! See more »

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Mystery | Thriller

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Country:

Italy | France | West Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

21 May 1971 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El gato de las nueve colas See more »

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

ITL 1,141,000,000 (Italy)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Labrador Films, Seda Spettacoli, Terra-Filmkunst See more »

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Mono

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Color (Technicolor)

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2.35 : 1

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Trivia

On one gravestone at the cemetery is written "Di Dario" = "From Dario". See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Early in the graveyard scene, as they are walking, the position of the actors changes between shots. In the side angle Malden has his left arm raised with his hand on Franciscus' right shoulder, in the angle showing them from the front, Malden has his arm down and Franciscus is gripping his shoulder. See more »

Quotes

Carlo Giordani: Do you know how many people are together right now making love this very second?
Anna Terzi: No.
Carlo Giordani: 780 on the average. Really.
[pause]
Carlo Giordani: I don't know if you're aware of it or not, but that was an invitation.
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Connections

Referenced in Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2000) See more »

The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
Il gatto a nove code (original title)

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