The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently The Cat o' Nine Tails is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Plex, Tubi TV, Fandor, ARROW, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video, Screambox, Night Flight Plus, Vudu, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
James Franciscus
Carlo Giordani
Karl Malden
Franco Arnò
Catherine Spaak
Anna Terzi
Pier Paolo Capponi
Police Supt. Spini
Horst Frank
Dr. Braun
Rada Rassimov
Bianca Merusi
Aldo Reggiani
Dr. Casoni
Carlo Alighiero
Dr. Calabresi
Vittorio Congia
Righetto (cameraman)
Ugo Fangareggi
Gigi the Loser
Tom Felleghy
Dr. Esson
Emilio Marchesini
Dr. Mombelli
Fulvio Mingozzi
Spimi's man
Corrado Olmi
Morsella
Pino Patti
Barber
Umberto Raho
Manuel's ex-lover
Jacques Stany
Prof. Manera
Stefano Oppedisano
Taxi driver
Ada Pometti
Telephone operator
Marie Louise Sinclair
Film starlet
Cinzia De Carolis
Lori
Werner Pochath
Manuel
Tino Carraro
Prof. Fulvio Terzi
Ettore Arena
Billiard Player (uncredited)
Aristide Caporale
Smoker in the Billiard Hall (uncredited)
Giovanni Di Benedetto
Chief of Police Salmi (uncredited)
Margherita Horowitz
Lori's Babysitter (uncredited)
Giuseppe Marrocco
Man at Table in the Saint Peter's Club (uncredited)
Gennarino Pappagalli
Man in the Terzi's Institute (uncredited)
Aldo Parenti
(uncredited)
Franco Ukmar
Policeman - Speaks with Morsella About Food (uncredited)
Dario Argento
Story / Director / Screenplay
Dardano Sacchetti
Story
Salvatore Argento
Producer
Erico Menczer
Director of Photography
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Roberto Bertozzi
Electrician
Maura Turchi
Hairstylist
Massimo Anzellotti
Sound Effects Editor
Angelo Iacono
Production Manager
Carlo Leva
Costume Design / Production Design
Maurizio La Monica
Second Assistant Camera
Luigi Cozzi
Story
Vincenzo Marchetti
Assistant Makeup Artist
Romeo Costantini
Assistant Set Decoration
Franco Pedacchia
Assistant Production Design
Romano Pampaloni
Sound Recordist
Rodolfo Flibotti
Gaffer
Giuseppe Gabrielli
Grip
Luca Sabatelli
Costume Design
Pierantonio Mecacci
Makeup Artist
Bryan Edgar Wallace
Screenplay
Roberto Brega
Camera Operator
Arturo de Castelterlango
First Assistant Camera
Lamberto Verdenelli
Property Master
Roberto Pariante
Assistant Director
Eugenio Fiori
Boom Operator
Giuseppe Ferranti
Makeup Artist
Mario Ronchetti
Sound
Firmino Palmieri
Still Photographer
Renato Mascagno
First Assistant Camera
Ettore Migalizzi
Grip
Bruno Nicolai
Conductor
Roberta Leoni
Production Secretary
Maurizio Migalizzi
Key Grip
Cesarina Casini
First Assistant Editor
Luciano Vittori
Title Designer / Visual Effects
Sergio Fraticelli
Assistant Editor
Giovanni Migalizzi
Grip
Carlo Du Bois
Administration / Production Accountant
Alberico Loreti
Best Boy Electric
Francesco Rachini
Electrician
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 12, 1971
Original NameIl gatto a nove code
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Budget$1,000,000
Box Office$1,204,739
Filming LocationsRome, Italy
Genres
Wiki.
The Cat o' Nine Tails (Italian: Il gatto a nove code) is a 1971 film produced in Italy, and directed by Dario Argento, adapted from a story by Dardano Sacchetti, Luigi Cozzi, and an uncredited Bryan Edgar Wallace. It stars Karl Malden, James Franciscus, and Catherine Spaak.Although it is the middle entry in Argento's so-called "Animal Trilogy" (along with The Bird with the Crystal Plumage and Four Flies on Grey Velvet), the "cat o' nine tails" does not directly refer to a literal cat, nor to a literal multi-tailed whip; rather, it refers to the number of leads that the protagonists follow in the attempt to solve a murder.
The film was a commercial success in Italy but not in the rest of Europe. However, it was acclaimed in the United States. Argento admitted in the book Broken Mirrors, Broken Minds: The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento that he was less than pleased with the film, and has repeatedly cited it as his least favorite of all of his films.