The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
- Original title
- Il gatto a nove code
- Directed by
- Dario Argento
- Genre
- thriller film, suspense film, LGBTQ-related film, drama film, horror film, slasher film
- Country
- Germany, France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 451 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A blind man and a reporter team up to solve a murder linked to a genetic research lab. They follow multiple leads that all seem to connect to the same killer.
mysterioussuspensefulmethodicalnoircerebraltensegloomy
What happens
The Cat o' Nine Tails (Italian: Il gatto a nove code) is a 1971 giallo film directed by Dario Argento, adapted from a story by Argento, Luigi Cozzi, Dardano Sacchetti, and an uncredited Bryan Edgar Wallace. It stars James Franciscus, Karl Malden, 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Deep Red (1975)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.