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Cat O'nine Tails [DVD]

Karl Malden (Actor), James Franciscus (Actor), Dario Argento (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over | Format: DVD
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Karl Malden, James Franciscus, Catherine Spaak
  • Directors: Dario Argento
  • Format: PAL, Full Screen, Colour, Dolby, Digital Sound
  • Language English, Italian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Platinum
  • DVD Release Date: 8 July 2002
  • Run Time: 7 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000667ME
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 63,125 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Cat O'Nine Tails is the second movie directed by Dario Argento. With the screenplay by Dardano Sachetti and score by Ennio Morricone, Cat O'Nine Tails is a haunting and suspenseful thriller in the classic giallo tradition.

The story begins when a blind puzzle maker (Karl Malden) overhears a conversation shortly before a robbery is committed at a genetics institute. When he teams up with a journalist (James Franciscus) intent on solving the crime, they uncover a trail of murders linked to the institute.

Can they discover the murderer's identity before it is too late?

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
good one 12 Feb 2009
By TKr
Format:DVD
You have to baer in mind that Argento was in 1971 not the accomlished film maker he is today. So naturally The Cat of Nine Tails is bound to be seen critical in comparison to his later work. But unless we are Wunderkinder all of us learn from our mistakes. One of the main issues about the film is that it is just too long. I caught myself losing interest in the story every 15 minutes or so only to be drawn back into it violently. Visually the film is well made with some great scenes which really show promise. There is a great late night scene at the cemetery for example, the murders are well executed (no pun intended) and he also does some great work with eyes as symbols (Blind hero, killer's eyes) although he doesn't pull it off completely from my point of view.There are a lot of good elements but you can see that he is still developing at that point in his career. The cast is great: ultra-cool James Franciscus, ultra-sexy Cathrine Spaak and Karl Malden in an exquisite performance as blind ex-journalist. It was actually one of the very few films Malden did outside of the States. All in all, it's a film well worth watching.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
BAVA LEGACY 7 Dec 2002
Format:DVD
Second movie of the "animal title serie" of italian director Dario Argento, the 1971 THE CAT O'NINE TAILS is a giallo, a term coming from the color of a serie of italian mystery books published in the early sixties. A special aesthetics, sex and gory murders characterize this peculiar genre.

Karl Malden, as a blind former journalist, does a terrific job in the movie that has some scenes worthy to appear in an anthology. I particularly liked the scene in the cemetery when James Franciscus is locked in a vault with a dozen coffins. Several years later, Dario Argento would have put some horror ingredients in the scene such as the resurrection of one of the dead but in THE CAT O'NINE TAILS, only the claustrophobic mood of the situation interested him.

I've also liked the artisanal special effects created by Argento which are, in my opinion, as scary and efficient as those generated nowadays by our beloved computers. The italian director shows with his technical skill that he is really Mario Bava's spiritual son.

A DVD zone WWF.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Cat O Nine Tails 28 Oct 2009
Format:DVD
I purchased this movie after seeing the masterpiece Bird with the Crystal Plumage. This however isnt as good but is still a very impressive film. I was hooked from start to finish but the only reason why I never gave this 5 was because when the killer is revealed at the end of the film I wasnt as impressed as i was when I watched Bird with the Crystal Plumage. Still its a very good film and I would recomend it to any fans of a good thriller.
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