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The Cat o' Nine Tails
The Cat o' Nine Tails

The Cat o' Nine Tails

Caught between the truth and a murderer's hand!

Genres

HorrorMysteryThriller

OverView

A newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to uncover a deadly conspiracy linked to a genetic research facility.

Others

Budget

$1000000

Revenue

$1204739

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

12 February 1971

Country

Germany

Cast

James Franciscus

James Franciscus

Carlo Giordani

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Franco Arnò

Catherine Spaak

Catherine Spaak

Anna Terzi

Pier Paolo Capponi

Pier Paolo Capponi

Police Supt. Spini

Horst Frank

Horst Frank

Dr. Braun

Rada Rassimov

Rada Rassimov

Bianca Merusi

Aldo Reggiani

Aldo Reggiani

Dr. Casoni

Carlo Alighiero

Carlo Alighiero

Dr. Calabresi

Vittorio Congia

Vittorio Congia

Righetto (cameraman)

Ugo Fangareggi

Ugo Fangareggi

Gigi the Loser

Tom Felleghy

Tom Felleghy

Dr. Esson

Emilio Marchesini

Emilio Marchesini

Dr. Mombelli

Fulvio Mingozzi

Fulvio Mingozzi

Spimi's man

Corrado Olmi

Corrado Olmi

Morsella

Pino Patti

Pino Patti

Barber

Umberto Raho

Umberto Raho

Manuel's ex-lover

Jacques Stany

Jacques Stany

Prof. Manera

Stefano Oppedisano

Stefano Oppedisano

Taxi driver

Ada Pometti

Ada Pometti

Telephone operator

Walter Pinelli

Walter Pinelli

Sascha Helwin

Sascha Helwin

Marie Louise Sinclair

Marie Louise Sinclair

Film starlet

Martial Boschero

Martial Boschero

Cinzia De Carolis

Cinzia De Carolis

Lori

Werner Pochath

Werner Pochath

Manuel

Tino Carraro

Tino Carraro

Prof. Fulvio Terzi

Ettore Arena

Ettore Arena

Billiard Player (uncredited)

Aristide Caporale

Aristide Caporale

Smoker in the Billiard Hall (uncredited)

Giovanni Di Benedetto

Giovanni Di Benedetto

Chief of Police Salmi (uncredited)

Margherita Horowitz

Margherita Horowitz

Lori's Babysitter (uncredited)

Giuseppe Marrocco

Giuseppe Marrocco

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

Gennarino Pappagalli

Gennarino Pappagalli

Man in the Terzi's Institute (uncredited)

Aldo Parenti

Aldo Parenti

(uncredited)

Franco Ukmar

Franco Ukmar

Policeman - Speaks with Morsella About Food (uncredited)

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