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Cat O Nine Tails [Blu-ray] [1982]

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James Franciscus (Actor), Karl Malden (Actor), Dario Argento (Director) Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over Format: Blu-ray
3.6 out of 5 stars 27 customer reviews
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  • Actors: James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak, Horst Frank, Pier Paolo Capponi
  • Directors: Dario Argento
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: All Regions (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Arrow Video
  • DVD Release Date: 26 Sept. 2011
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B003NEQ72K
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 88,232 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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Italian master of horror Dario Argento's second directorial effort (and the centerpiece of the 'animal trilogy' of giallos) 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 police.

Extras:

  • 4 Sleeve art options with original and newly commissioned art work
  • Double sided fold out poster
  • World Exclusive booklet with brand new writing
  • Dario Argento Interview
  • Dario Argento and co-writer Dardano Sacchetti Recollections
  • Documentary Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
  • The Complete Dario Argento Trailer Reel

Review

Gripping whodunnit... with suspense, visual flair and 70s retro charm. Most praiseworthy for Argento's taut direction and weird narrative twists --Film4.com

Set against a backdrop of genetic research and espionage, Argento's formal obsession with allusions to seeing and sightlessness is on fierce display. --Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine

Tenebrae's sexual frisson and eye for splatter is explicitly nasty. But theres more to this accomplished slasher than just blood 'n' guts, Argento busily subverting thriller conventions while toying with the viewers preconceptions about misogynous screen violence. --Total Film

Set against a backdrop of genetic research and espionage, Argento's formal obsession with allusions to seeing and sightlessness is on fierce display. --Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine

Tenebrae's sexual frisson and eye for splatter is explicitly nasty. But theres more to this accomplished slasher than just blood 'n' guts, Argento busily subverting thriller conventions while toying with the viewers preconceptions about misogynous screen violence. --Total Film

Set against a backdrop of genetic research and espionage, Argento's formal obsession with allusions to seeing and sightlessness is on fierce display. --Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine

Tenebrae's sexual frisson and eye for splatter is explicitly nasty. But theres more to this accomplished slasher than just blood 'n' guts, Argento busily subverting thriller conventions while toying with the viewers preconceptions about misogynous screen violence. --Total Film

Set against a backdrop of genetic research and espionage, Argento's formal obsession with allusions to seeing and sightlessness is on fierce display. --Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine

Tenebrae's sexual frisson and eye for splatter is explicitly nasty. But theres more to this accomplished slasher than just blood 'n' guts, Argento busily subverting thriller conventions while toying with the viewers preconceptions about misogynous screen violence. --Total Film

Set against a backdrop of genetic research and espionage, Argento's formal obsession with allusions to seeing and sightlessness is on fierce display. --Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine

Tenebrae's sexual frisson and eye for splatter is explicitly nasty. But theres more to this accomplished slasher than just blood 'n' guts, Argento busily subverting thriller conventions while toying with the viewers preconceptions about misogynous screen violence. --Total Film

Set against a backdrop of genetic research and espionage, Argento's formal obsession with allusions to seeing and sightlessness is on fierce display. --Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine

Tenebrae's sexual frisson and eye for splatter is explicitly nasty. But theres more to this accomplished slasher than just blood 'n' guts, Argento busily subverting thriller conventions while toying with the viewers preconceptions about misogynous screen violence. --Total Film

Set against a backdrop of genetic research and espionage, Argento's formal obsession with allusions to seeing and sightlessness is on fierce display. --Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine

Tenebrae's sexual frisson and eye for splatter is explicitly nasty. But theres more to this accomplished slasher than just blood 'n' guts, Argento busily subverting thriller conventions while toying with the viewers preconceptions about misogynous screen violence. --Total Film

Set against a backdrop of genetic research and espionage, Argento's formal obsession with allusions to seeing and sightlessness is on fierce display. --Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine

Tenebrae's sexual frisson and eye for splatter is explicitly nasty. But theres more to this accomplished slasher than just blood 'n' guts, Argento busily subverting thriller convent --Total Film

Set against a backdrop of genetic research and espionage, Argento's formal obsession with allusions to seeing and sightlessness is on fierce display. --Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine

Tenebrae's sexual frisson and eye for splatter is explicitly nasty. But theres more to this accomplished slasher than just blood 'n' guts, Argento busily subverting thriller conventions while toying with the viewers preconceptions about misogynous screen violence. --Total Film

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4.0 out of 5 starsTails Of Terror
By Jeremy W. Newbould on 8 April 2010
Format: DVD
A blind ex-newsman and puzzle-solver, Franco Arno (Karl Malden), and his niece team up with a reporter, Carlo Giordani (James Franciscus), to try to solve a mystery surrounding a break-in at a genetics research centre and a related series of murders.

"The Cat O'Nine Tails" is the second film directed by Dario Argento and, although it is not as good as his debut, The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, it is still an enthralling and stylish detective story laced with moments of brutal violence and featuring some impressive camera-work and memorable set-pieces. Here we see the early employment of the killer's point-of-view shots that appeared in many subsequent films including John Carpenter's "Halloween".

The early promise that Argento showed with "Bird..." continues in this film - the train station scene is particularly well executed and there is an impressive climax. As with many of his other films, Argento also throws in an assortment of odd characters, red herrings and plot twists in true giallo film tradition. Ennio Morricone provided the music score (he has also scored four other Argento films to date) and the main theme is particularly haunting and beautiful.

I am not sure which version of "The Cat O'Nine Tails" Joao Lourenco watched but this American DVD release from Anchor Bay presents the film uncut and in its correct wide screen ratio of 2.35:1. Sound and picture quality is pretty good and you have the options of English, Italian or French language. The film has 27 chapters and the extra features include interviews, trailers, tv and radio spots, biographies and a gallery.

If you like Dario Argento movies or giallo films then I recommend that you check out this film but bear in mind that it is more of a murder-mystery rather than an horror movie so don't expect the gory excesses of some of Argento's other films such as "Suspiria", "Tenebrae" or "Opera".
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4.0 out of 5 starsCat O Nine Tails
By A. J. Harrison on 28 Oct. 2009
Format: DVD
Arno a blind man is walking with his young niece when he overhears two men talking in a car. What he hears is that they are planning to blackmail somebody. A few days later his niece sees the man from the car has been killed in a train accident. So Arno gets in contact with reporter Carlo and the two attempt to solve the mystery.

This was the second part of Dario Argento's Animal trilogy, the first was his classic Bird with the Crystal Plummage and the third would be Four Flies on Grey Velvet. I read online that this was the least favourite of all the movies he made, I actually really enjoyed it and found it better than some of his later work.

In the lead as Carlo the confident news reporter we have James Franciscus. I was actually disappointed he didn't go onto make more of these films as I felt he really suited the Giallo genre he did go to make a few more Italian movies such as Killer Fish and Great White two very average films. As Arno we have old Hollywood actor Karl Malden and he is also equally impressive as the blind man who has a knife hidden inside he walking stick. Also supporting actors include Horst Frank as a suspicious gay doctor and Catherine Spaak as a untrustworthy love interest of Carlo.

As with Bird with a Crystal Plummage Dario didn't really go all out for the gory death sequences. We do however get one violent scene where a woman is strangled to death, by the unseen killer and the how sequence is very well made and well acted by the actress (Rada Rassimov).
The climax is not shocking or as memorable as some of his other films but he is able to build up suspension very well in other scenes.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsCaught between the truth and a murderer's hand!
By West25 on 5 Oct. 2012
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Late one night, a blind ex-reporter named Franco Arno and his niece, Lori, are walking home. When Arno hears the word blackmail said between two men in a parked car, he stops to tie his shoe lace and asks Lori to look at who's in the car. A little while later a man knocks out a security guard and breaks into a medical facility, the facility is next to Arno's apartment and it was in front of the facility that he heard the men in the car. The day after whilst walking home, a reporter called Carlo Giordani bumps into Arno, he apologises and the two men talk briefly about what's going on at the medical facility. Some time later a doctor tells his fiancée that he knows what was stolen and has agreed to meet with them at the train station. As he's waiting, he's pushed on to the track as the train pulls in. The day after, Lori starts reading the newspaper to Arno and recognises the doctor as one of the men she saw in the car a few nights before. Suddenly Arno feels that the doctor may have been murdered and goes to see Carlo, he asks Carlo to find out whether the picture in the paper showing the supposed accidental death of the doctor was cropped. After a phone call to the photographer that took the photo, he checks the negative and realises that a hand is in the corner of the frame and almost definitely had pushed the man on to the track. As Carlo and Arno set off to see the photographer, a killer sneaks in and brutally murders him and takes the evidence. With the two now absolutely convinced that the murders are linked, they set out to solve the case. Just as they seem to be getting somewhere, more bodies appear and evidence disappears. The closer to solving the case they get, the closer the killer gets to them.Read more ›
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