The Cat O' Nine Tails (1971) - Credits and Details

The Cat O' Nine Tails Credits and Details

Directed by
	Dario Argento
Written by
	Dario Argento	...	based on a story by / screenplay by
	Luigi Cozzi	...	based on a story by
	Dardano Sacchetti	...	based on a story by
	Bryan Edgar Wallace	...	screenplay
Cast
	James Franciscus	...	Carlo Giordani
	Karl Malden	...	Franco Arnò
	Catherine Spaak	...	Anna Terzi
	Pier Paolo Capponi	...	Police Supt. Spimi
	Horst Frank	...	Dr. Braun
	Rada Rassimov	...	Bianca Merusi
	Aldo Reggiani	...	Dr. Casoni
	Carlo Alighiero	...	Dr. Calabresi
	Vittorio Congia	...	Righetto - Cameraman
	Ugo Fangareggi	...	Gigi - Loser
	Tom Felleghy	...	Dr. Esson
	Emilio Marchesini	...	Dr. Mombelli
	Fulvio Mingozzi	...	Spimi's Man
	Corrado Olmi	...	Morsella
	Pino Patti	...	Barber
	Umberto Raho	...	Manuel's Ex-Lover
	Jacques Stany	...	Prof. Manera
	Stefano Oppedisano	...	Taxi Driver
	Ada Pometti	...	Telephone Operator
	Walter Pinelli	...	Terzi's Butler
	Sascha Helwin
	Marie Louise Sinclair	...	Film Starlet (as Marie Luise Zetha)
	Martial Boschero
	Cinzia De Carolis	...	Lori
	Werner Pochath	...	Manuel
	Tino Carraro	...	Prof. Fulvio Terzi
Uncredited Cast
	Ettore Arena	...	Billiard Player
	Aldo Barozzi	...	Client of Barber
	Regina Elena Bisio	...	Lady Crossing the Street
	Aristide Caporale	...	Smoker in the Billiard Hall
	Angelo Casadei	...	Policeman in Terzi's Institute
	Manlio Dalla Pria	...	District Attorney
	Giovanni Di Benedetto	...	Salmi - Chief of Police
	Ferruccio Fregonese	...	Club Patron
	Margherita Horowitz	...	Lori's Babysitter
	Giuseppe Marrocco	...	Man at Table in the Saint Peter's Club
	Quinto Marziale	...	St. Peter's Club Barman
	Sandro Mondini	...	Club Patron
	Gennarino Pappagalli	...	Man in the Terzi's Institute
	Aldo Parenti
	Filippo Perego	...	Club Patron
	Franco Ukmar	...	Policeman - Speaks with Morsella About Food
Produced by
	Salvatore Argento	...	producer
	Sergio Bonotti	...	producer
	Raoul Katz	...	producer
Original Music by
	Ennio Morricone
Visual Effects by
	Luciano Vittori	...	titles & optical effects

Additional Info
Premiere:	February 11, 1971
Theatrical Release:	May 21, 1971
DVD Release:	July 10, 2001
Blu-ray Release:	May 31, 2011
Countries:
Distributor:	Arrow Films
Websites:

Ratings
6.8 / 10	6.6 / 10	63 / 100

Alternate Titles
Il Gatto A Nove Code

Production Companies
Seda Spettacoli (Seda Spettacoli Spa - Rome) (An Italo-French-German coproduction)
Terra-Filmkunst (Terra Filmkunst - Berlin) (An Italo-French-German coproduction)
Labrador Films (Labrador Films - Paris) (An Italo-French-German coproduction)
Mondial Televisione Film

Distributors
National General Pictures (1971) (United States) (dubbed) (theatrical)
CBS (1977) (United States) (broadcast premiere) (pan/scan) (TV)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (2001) (United States) (VHS)
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
Diamond Entertainment Group (DEG) (2003) (United States) (DVD)
Reel Media International (2005) (United States) (VHS)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (2007) (United States) (widescreen) (DVD)
Reel Media International (2007) (United States)
Blue Underground (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray)
California Pictures (2011) (World-wide)
3GTG (2020) (World-wide)
Rogue Video (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)
Sinister Cinema (2022) (United States) ('Cat o' Nine Tails') (widescreen) (DVD)
Bingo Video Inc. (United States) (VHS)
Cinefear (United States) (VHS)
Renaissance Content Group (2024) (World-wide) (TV)
Simitar Entertainment (United States) (VHS)

Filming Locations
15 Via Santa Teresa, Turin, Piedmont, Italy (photogapher's home)
16 Viale dell'Arte, E.U.R., Rome, Lazio, Italy (interiors: Terzi's research center lobby)
2 Piazza Crimea, Turin, Piedmont, Italy (exteriors: Bianca Merusi's apartment)
2 Via Alessandro Vittorio Papacino, Turin, Piedmont, Italy (exteriors and interiors: Giordani's apartment building)
7 Via Reno, Rome, Lazio, Italy (exteriors: Terzi's villa)
Cimitero Monumentale, Turin, Piedmont, Italy (cemetery)
Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy (Studio)
Pomezia, Rome, Lazio, Italy (final scene on Terzi's institute rooftop: commercial building on Via Pontina at Via Naro)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Torino Porta Nuova, Turin, Piedmont, Italy (Calabresi hit by train in station)
Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Via Secondo Frola, Turin, Piedmont, Italy (Anna drives recklessly through underground car park)
Via Vincenzo Vela, Turin, Piedmont, Italy (Arno's house and Terzi's research center)

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