The Cat o' Nine Tails
About The Cat o' Nine Tails
A newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to uncover a deadly conspiracy linked to a genetic research facility.
The Cat o' Nine Tails is a 1971 horror mystery film directed by Dario Argento. Its themes are mental illness, whodunit, psychiatrist, and adoption.
James Franciscus takes the lead as Carlo Giordani, Karl Malden as Franco ArnĂ², Catherine Spaak as Anna Terzi, and Pier Paolo Capponi as Police Supt. Spini. At 112 minutes long, it arrived in February 1971.
The screenplay is by Bryan Edgar Wallace and Dario Argento. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and ARROW.
Angst, Identity, and The Bird with the Crystal Plumage make useful companions to The Cat o' Nine Tails, all filed under madman and maniac. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 468 votes.