Movielogr
The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
Directed by Dario Argento
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Overview
A reporter and a blind, retired journalist try to solve a series of murders. The crimes are connected to experiments by a pharmaceutical company in secret research. The two end up becoming targets of the killer.
Length 112 minutes
Actors
James Franciscus | Karl Malden | Catherine Spaak | Pier Paolo Capponi | Horst Frank | Rada Rassimov | Aldo Reggiani | Carlo Alighiero | Vittorio Congia | Ugo Fangareggi | Tom Felleghy | Emilio Marchesini | Fulvio Mingozzi | Corrado Olmi | Pino Patti | Umberto Raho | Jacques Stany | Stefano Oppedisano | Ada Pometti | Walter Pinelli | Sascha Helwin | Marie Louise Sinclair | Martial Boschero | Cinzia De Carolis | Werner Pochath | Tino Carraro | Ettore Arena | Aristide Caporale | Giovanni Di Benedetto | Margherita Horowitz | Giuseppe Marrocco | Gennarino Pappagalli | Aldo Parenti | Franco Ukmar
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/01/2019 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
First time viewing (surprisingly since I’ve own a DVD of this for a *long* time) but it was on MUBI and looked good. Didn’t connect with me as I thought it might given Argento’s previous film The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, which I absolutely love. Still haven’t seen Four Flies which followed this movie.
Kinda funny moment while watching I kept thinking “that guy looks like the astronaut from BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES…” well of course it’s him. James Franciscus! Didn’t realize he died at 57 years old. That’s scary.
Anyways I’ll likely give this a watch again someday after I’ve seen Four Flies. I just have such a high bar for Argento’s 70s/early 80s output that I found this movie lacking.
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