The Cat O' Nine Tails

Rating	NR
Format	DVD
Year Released	1971
Run Time	112 min
Stars	Aldo Reggiani, Carlo Alighiero, Catherine Spaak, Cinzia de Carolis, Corrado Olmi, Horst Frank, James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Pier Paolo Capponi, Rada Rassimov, Tino Carraro, Tom Felleghy, Werner Pochath, Emilio Marchesini, Vittorio Congia
Director	Dario Argento
Color	Color
Editor	Franco Fraticelli
Special Effects	Luciano Vittori
Language	English/French/Italian

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In this flawed mystery-thriller from flamboyant horror director Dario Argento, Karl Malden portrays a blind man who joins forces with a reporter (James Franciscus) to catch a killer with an extra chromosome. Much of the action occurs at a research hospital, where the killer seeks to conceal the original crime with still more murders. Easily the least interesting of Argento's early thrillers (which include the superior L'Uccello dalle Piume di Cristallo and Quattro Mosche di Velluto Grigio), this film seems almost a parody of the genre at times, with preposterous coincidences and bogus Freudian analysis substituting for genuine mystery. Those familiar with the director's work may find it difficult to believe that Argento was responsible, but some undeniable stylistic touches -- such as one victim's wallpaper resembling a blood-splattered wall -- reveal that even a genius can make bad films. Ennio Morricone's soundtrack and a cast including Catherine Spaak and Pier Paolo Capponi offer little relief. The American version is missing approximately twenty minutes. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide