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Il gatto a nove code (1971)
Country of Origin: Italy / West Germany
/ France
Year of Production: 1971
Running Times: 107 mins (Hungary - video)
108 mins 111 mins (Spain video)
112 mins (Japan - laserdisc)
Format: Technicolor 35mm
Techniscope
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound:
CREDITS
 PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Labrador Films / Mondial Films / Seda Spettacoli
/ Terra Filmkunst / Transconta SA
Producer: Salvatore Argento
Production Manager: Angelo Iacono
SCRIPT
Script: Dario
Argento
Story: Dario
Argento, Luigi Collo, Dardano Sacchetti
DIRECTION
Director: Dario Argento
Assistant Director: Roberto Pariante
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Erico Menczer
EDITOR
Editor: Franco Fraticelli
MUSIC
Music Director / Conductor: Bruno Nicolai
Music: Ennio Morricone
SOUND
Sound: Luciano Anzellotti
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Carlo Leva
Costumes For Catherine Spaak: Luca Sabatelli
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Carlo Leva
Titles: Luciano Vittori
CAST
James Franciscus (Carlo Giordani)
Karl Malden (Franco Arno)
Catherine Spaak (Anna Terzi)
Pier Paolo Capponi (Police Superintendent Spini)
Horst Frank (Dr Braun)
Rada Rassimov (Bianca Merusi)
Aldo Reggiani (Dr Casoni)
Carlo Alighiero (Dr Calabresi)
Vittorio Congia (cameraman Righetto)
Ugo Fangareggi
Tom Felleghy (Dr Esson)
Emilio Marchesini (Mombelli)
Fulvio Mingozzi
Corrado Olmi (Morsella)
Pino Patti
Umberto Raho
Jacques Stany
Stefano Oppedisano
Ada Pometti
Walter Pinelli
Sacha Helwin
Maria Luise Zetha
Martial Boschero
Cinzia De Carolis (Lori)
Werner Pochath (Manuel)
Tino Carraro
(Professor Terzi)
Gianni De Benedetto (uncredited)
Aldo Parenti (uncredited)
AVAILABILITY
Hungary
Video Distributor: Mokep
Japan
Laserdisc Distributor: Sony; Toshiba
Spain
Video Distributor: Manga Video S.L.
UK
Video Distributor: Warner Brothers; Terror Vision
USA
Theatrical Distributor: National General Pictures
Video Distributor: Video Search of Miami
DVD Distributor: Anchor Bay
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Australia
Rating: M
Finland
Rating: K-16
Sweden
Rating: 15
UK
Rating: 18
USA
Rating: PG
TIMELINE
1971
February
11: Italy - theatrical release
July
15: West Germany - theatrical release
1972
September
22: Finland - theatrical release
1973
June
8: Sweden - theatrical release
1984
September
29: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1)
1996
September
23: UK - video release (Terror Vision)
POSTER TAGS
Caught between the truth and a murderer's hand!
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Cat O'Nine Tails - UK / US title
Le chat à neuf queues - French title
Die Neunschwänzige Katze - German title
LINKS
SEE ALSO
Due gattoni a nove code... e mezzo ad Amsterdam (1972)
FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Il mondo
dell'orrore di Dario Argento (1985)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Bianco e nero v32 n3/4 (March / April
1971) p.106 (Italy)
credits
Cinema d'oggi (1 March 1971) p.4 (Italy)
credits
Empire n88 (October 1996) p.130 (UK)
illustrated review by Adam Smith
European Trash Cinema vol.2 no.6 p.11
(USA)
review
Filmfacts v14 n10 (1971) (USA)
synopsis, credits, reprinted reviews
Intermezzo n5 (March 1971) (Italy)
review
Kine Weekly n3317 (8 May 1971) p.12 (UK)
review (by Graham Clarke)
Monthly Film Bulletin v38 n449 (June
1971) p.120 (UK)
review (by Richard Combs)
New York Times 27 May 1971 p.33 (USA)
review (by A.H. Weiler)
Rivista del cinematografo n6 (June 1971)
pp.293 - 294 (Italy)
review
Score Filmmuziek Magazine n93 (January
1995) p.18 (West Germany)
note, review of soundtrack album (Pas verschenen)
Sight and Sound v6 n9 (September 1996)
p.61 (UK)
illustrated article (Murder in the Dark by Dario Argento)
Starburst n218 (October 1996) (UK)
illustrated review (by David Bassom)
Today's Cinema n9909 28 may 1971 p.8
(UK)
review (by Marjorie Bilbow)
Variety 9 June 1971 p.17 (USA)
review (by Robe)
BOOKS
Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies
1991 - 1992 p.150
credits, review
KEYWORDS
blindness, children, gene manipulation, genetics, giallo, psychological
horror, scientists, serial killers, trains
Last Updated:
15 October, 2008
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