The Cat O' Nine Tails (Widescreen)
- Starring: Vittorio Congia, Emilio Marchesini
- Director: Dario Argento
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In this flawed mystery-thriller from flamboyant horror director Dario Argento, Karl Malden portrays a blind man who joins forces with a reporter (James Franciscus) to catch a killer with an extra chromosome. Much of the action occurs at a research hospital, where the killer seeks to conceal the original crime with still more murders. Easily the least interesting of Argento's early thrillers (which include the superior L'Uccello dalle Piume di Cristallo and Quattro Mosche di Velluto Grigio), this film seems almost a parody of the genre at times, with preposterous coincidences and bogus Freudian analysis substituting for genuine mystery. Those familiar with the director's work may find it difficult to believe that Argento was responsible, but some undeniable stylistic touches -- such as one victim's wallpaper resembling a blood-splattered wall -- reveal that even a genius can make bad films. Ennio Morricone's soundtrack and a cast including Catherine Spaak and Pier Paolo Capponi offer little relief. The American version is missing approximately twenty minutes. Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
Features
- Genre: Suspense & Thriller
- Category: Whodunit, Giallo, Psychological Thriller
- Theme: Serial Killers, Amateur Sleuths
- Release Date: September 25, 2007
- Rating: NR (Not Rated)Rating Opens in New Window - Graphic Violence, Not For Children, Adult Situations
- Studio: Blue Underground
- Lead Actors: Vittorio Congia, Emilio Marchesini
- Supporting Actors: Catherine Spaak, Rada Rassimov, James Franciscus, Tino Carraro, Carlo Alighiero, Cinzia de Carolis, Pier Paolo Capponi, Karl Malden, Werner Pochath, Corrado Olmi, Aldo Reggiani, Tom Felleghy, Horst Frank
- Director: Dario Argento
- Picture Format: Widescreen
- Run Time: 1 hr 52 min
- Language: English, French, Italian
- Format: DVD
Additional Information
- DPCI: 246-03-1271
- ASIN: B002MPRKMC
- Catalog #: 11525895
- Item can not be gift wrapped.
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- Estimated Ship Dimensions : 7.51 inches length x 5.41 inches width x 0.71 inches height
- Estimated Ship Weight: 0.19 pound.
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