The Cat

The Cat

106 mins | Crime, Comedy, Mystery | April 27, 1977

Amedeo and Ofelia, middle aged brother and sister, own jointly an old decadent, but still attractive, condominium. They want to sell it, but before they have to evict all the tenants. Of course, these don't want to leave at all. The cat (Il Gatto), mascot and beloved by all, dies and this gives the two an excuse to enter the tenants' life. Amedeo starts to court the young Wanda and Ofelia seduces the priest Don Pezzolla. In the meantime police is looking for the cat killer...

The Cat

106 mins | Crime, Comedy, Mystery | April 27, 1977

The Cat
Amedeo and Ofelia, middle aged brother and sister, own jointly an old decadent, but still attractive, condominium. They want to sell it, but before they have to evict all the tenants. Of course, these don't want to leave at all. The cat (Il Gatto), mascot and beloved by all, dies and this gives the two an excuse to enter the tenants' life. Amedeo starts to court the young Wanda and Ofelia seduces the priest Don Pezzolla. In the meantime police is looking for the cat killer...
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Rafran Cinematografica
Original title Il gatto
Directors Grazia Baldanello, Massimo Patrizi, Luigi Comencini
Writers Fulvio Marcolin, Rodolfo Sonego, Augusto Caminito

Cast

Ugo Tognazzi

as Amedeo Pecoraro

Mariangela Melato

as Ofelia Pecoraro

Michel Galabru

as Francisci

Dalila Di Lazzaro

as Wanda Yukovich

Jean Martin

as Legrand

Aldo Reggiani

as Salvatore

Adriana Innocenti

as The 'Princess'

Philippe Leroy

as Don Pezzolla, the priest

Armando Brancia

as Police Chief

Mario Brega

as Rosario Calascibetta, a killer

Pino Patti

as The super

Fabio Gamma

as Gangster

Franco Santelli

as Police officer

Nerina Di Lazzaro

as Signora Tiberini

Lino Fuggetta

as Signor Tiberini

Bruno Gambarotta

as Lawyer

Amedeo Matacena

as Garofalo

Omero Capanna

as Giuseppe Pulieri, a hitman (uncredited)

Angelo Casadei

as Man holding the coffin (uncredited)

Alice Gherardi

as Bit part (uncredited)

Matteo Spinola

as (uncredited)

Alessandro Tedeschi

as Dead on the bed (uncredited)

Maria Tedeschi

as Woman following the coffin (uncredited)