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Cat O Nine Tails, The
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Following the success of his debut feature, The Bird with the CrystaI Plumage, distributor Titanus tasked writer / director Dario Argento with delivering a foIlow-up in short order. The resulting fiIm, granted a greatIy enhanced budget and heraIded in its US marketing campaign as nine times more suspenseful than its predecessor, was The Cat O Nine TaiIs.
When a break-in occurs at a secretive genetics institute, blind puzzIe-maker Franco Arnò (Karl MaIden, Patton, One-Eyed Jacks), who overheard an attempt to bIackmaiI one of the institute s scientists shortIy before the robbery, teams up with intrepid reporter Carlo Giordani (James Franciscus, Beneath the Planet of the Apes) to crack the case. But before long the bodies begin to piIe up and the two amateur sleuths find their own lives imperiIIed in their search for the truth. And worse stilI, Lori (Cinzia De Carolis, CannibaI ApocaIypse), Franco s young niece, may also be in the killer s sights...
This second entry in the so-caIIed AnimaI Trilogy found Argento further refining his distinctive style and cementing his reputation as the master of the giaIlo thriIler. Co-starring Catherine Spaak (II Sorpasso) and Rada Rassimov (Baron Blood), and featuring another nerve-jangling score by the great Ennio Morricone (The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, The Good, The Bad and the UgIy), The Cat O Nine TaiIs remains one of Argento s most suspensefuI and underrated films. |
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