The Cat o' Nine Tails

The Cat o' Nine Tails

112 mins | Thriller, Horror, Mystery | Feb. 12, 1971

A reporter and a blind, retired journalist try to solve a series of murders. The crimes are connected to experiments by a pharmaceutical company in secret research. The two end up becoming targets of the killer.

The Cat o' Nine Tails

112 mins | Thriller, Horror, Mystery | Feb. 12, 1971

The Cat o' Nine Tails
A reporter and a blind, retired journalist try to solve a series of murders. The crimes are connected to experiments by a pharmaceutical company in secret research. The two end up becoming targets of the killer.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Terra-Filmkunst, Titanus, Labrador Films, Seda Spettacoli
Original title Il gatto a nove code
Directors Roberto Pariante, Dario Argento
Writers Bryan Edgar Wallace, Luigi Cozzi, Dardano Sacchetti, Dario Argento

Cast

James Franciscus

as Carlo Giordani

Karl Malden

as Franco ArnĂ²

Catherine Spaak

as Anna Terzi

Pier Paolo Capponi

as Police Supt. Spini

Horst Frank

as Dr. Braun

Rada Rassimov

as Bianca Merusi

Aldo Reggiani

as Dr. Casoni

Carlo Alighiero

as Dr. Calabresi

Vittorio Congia

as Righetto (cameraman)

Ugo Fangareggi

as Gigi the Loser

Tom Felleghy

as Dr. Esson

Emilio Marchesini

as Dr. Mombelli

Fulvio Mingozzi

as Spimi's man

Corrado Olmi

as Morsella

Pino Patti

as Barber

Umberto Raho

as Manuel's ex-lover

Jacques Stany

as Prof. Manera

Stefano Oppedisano

as Taxi driver

Ada Pometti

as Telephone operator

Marie Louise Sinclair

as Film starlet

Werner Pochath

as Manuel

Tino Carraro

as Prof. Fulvio Terzi

Ettore Arena

as Billiard Player (uncredited)

Aristide Caporale

as Smoker in the Billiard Hall (uncredited)

Giovanni Di Benedetto

as Chief of Police Salmi (uncredited)

Margherita Horowitz

as Lori's Babysitter (uncredited)

Giuseppe Marrocco

as Man at Table in the Saint Peter's Club (uncredited)

Gennarino Pappagalli

as Man in the Terzi's Institute (uncredited)

Aldo Parenti

as (uncredited)

Franco Ukmar

as Policeman - Speaks with Morsella About Food (uncredited)