Dario Argento's Cat O' Nine Tails
Limited Edition Blu-ray from Arrow Videos US
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Following the success of his debut feature, The Bird with the Crystal
Plumage, distributor Titanus tasked writer/director Dario Argento with
delivering a follow-up in short order. The resulting film, granted a
greatly enhanced budget and heralded in its US marketing campaign as
nine times more suspenseful than its predecessor, was The Cat O' Nine
Tails. When a break-in occurs at a secretive genetics institute, blind
puzzle-maker Franco ArnĂ² (Karl Malden, Patton, One-Eyed Jacks), who
overheard an attempt to blackmail one of the institute's scientists
shortly 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 pile up and the two amateur
sleuths find their own lives imperilled in their search for the truth.
And worse still, Lori (Cinzia De Carolis, Cannibal Apocalypse), Franco's
young niece, may also be in the killer's sights... This second entry in
the so-called Animal Trilogy found Argento further refining his
distinctive style and cementing his reputation as the master of the
giallo thriller. Co-starring Catherine Spaak (Il 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 Ugly), The Cat O' Nine Tails remains one of Argento's
most suspenseful and underrated films. Bonus features include:
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by
Candice Tripp, Original Italian and international theatrical trailers,
Script pages for the lost original ending, translated into English for
the first time, New interviews with co-writer/director Dario Argento,
co-writer Dardano Sacchetti, actress Cinzia De Carolis and production
manager Angelo Iacono, New audio commentary by critics Alan Jones and
Kim Newman, Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
for the English soundtrack, Newly translated English subtitles for the
Italian soundtrack, Original mono Italian and English soundtracks
(lossless on the Blu-ray Disc), Brand new 4K restoration of the film
from the original camera negative, High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and
Standard Definition DVD presentations, Double-sided fold-out poster, 4
lobby card reproductions, Limited edition booklet illustrated by Matt
Griffin, featuring an essay on the film by Dario Argento, and new
writing by Barry Forshaw, Troy Howarth and Howard Hughes.
Product details
- Actors: James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak
- Format: Limited Edition, NTSC
- Language: Italian
- Number of discs: 2
- Rated: Unrated
- Studio: Arrow Video
- DVD Release Date: January 9, 2018
- Run Time: 112 minutes
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