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A professor with the psychic ability to communicate with the dead uses his powers on his pet cat in order to take vengeance upon his enemies.A professor with the psychic ability to communicate with the dead uses his powers on his pet cat in order to take vengeance upon his enemies.A professor with the psychic ability to communicate with the dead uses his powers on his pet cat in order to take vengeance upon his enemies.
Daniela Doria
- Maureen Grayson
- (as Daniela Dorio)
Lucio Fulci
- Doctor
- (scenes deleted)
Vito Passeri
- Warehouse Watchman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe role of Prof. Myles was offered to Peter Cushing, but he refused to accept the part because of director Lucio Fulci's reputation for making gory horror-movies.
- GoofsAs Ferguson throws a rock at the black cat during his drunken encounter with the feline in an alley, he misses. The next successive shot shows the rock hitting the cat as it scurries away.
- Quotes
Maureen Grayson: The air conditioning is not working - please find the key - I'm frightened.
- Alternate versionsThe Anchor Bay release is the complete, uncut version of the film.
Featured review
Psychic medium Professor Robert Miles is paid a visit by a young photographer named Jill Travers whom wishes to return a piece of the professor's equipment she has found in an underground tomb.Miles wastes no time in attempting to hypnotize the woman,but is interrupted by the pestering cat as it inflicts deep scratches into the man's hand.Jill responds with a hurried exit,and soon after meets Inspector Gorley who employs her as a crime-scene photographer in the investigation of a rash of fatal accidents that have recently befallen the sleepy village.She discovers cat-like scratches on one of the hand of one of the victims,and soon learns that a black cat has been present during all of the incidents.Curiosity leads the photographer back to Miles' estate,where she learns the history of the old man's estranged relationship with the black cat."The Black Cat" by Lucio Fulci is an atmospheric horror film that works despite its relative absence of graphic gore.The cast is pretty familiar for fans of Eurohorror including David Warbeck,Patrick Magee,Mimsy Farmer,Dagmar Lassander,Al Cliver and Daniela Doria to boost.The English setting provides plenty of creepy atmosphere and the photography by Sergio Salvati is excellent.Give it a look,if you are a fan of Lucio Fulci.7 out of 10.
- HumanoidOfFlesh
- Mar 6, 2005
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- El gato negro
- Filming locations
- Hellfire Caves, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(Crypt interior)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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