The Cat o' Nine Tails
A journalist and a blind puzzle genius race against time to expose a deadly conspiracy at a secretive genetic research facility before its dangerous experiments are unleashed on the world.
“Caught between the truth and a murderer's hand!”
Synopsis
A journalist teams up with a blind puzzle expert to investigate a lethal conspiracy connected to a genetic research facility.
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A crew of 42+ credited
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Edited by Franco FraticelliShot by Erico MenczerScored by Ennio MorriconeDesigned by Carlo Leva
Box Office
1971 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.2× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$1.2M
Also known as
- Die neunschwänzige Katzede
- The Cat o' Nine Tailsen
- El gato de las 9 colases
- Le Chat à neuf queuesfr
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Cast & Crew
42 unique people credited
Top billed cast
James Franciscus
as Carlo Giordani
Karl Malden
as Franco Arnò
Catherine Spaak
as Anna Terzi
Pier Paolo Capponi
as Police Supt. Spimi
Horst Frank
as Dr. Braun
Rada Rassimov
as Bianca Merusi
Aldo Reggiani
as Dr. Casoni
Carlo Alighiero
as Dr. Calabresi
Vittorio Congia
as Righetto - Cameraman
Ugo Fangareggi
as Gigi - Loser
Tom Felleghy
as Dr. Esson
Emilio Marchesini
as Dr. Mombelli
Supporting cast
22Fulvio Mingozzi
as Spimi's man
Corrado Olmi
as Morsella
Pino Patti
as Barber
Umberto Raho
as Manuel's ex-lover
Jacques Stany
as Prof. Manera
Stefano Oppedisano
as Taxi driver
Ada Pometti
as Telephone operator
Walter Pinelli
Sascha Helwin
Marie Louise Sinclair
as Film starlet
Martial Boschero
Cinzia De Carolis
as Lori
Werner Pochath
as Manuel
Tino Carraro
as Prof. Fulvio Terzi
Ettore Arena
as Billiard Player (uncredited)
Aristide Caporale
as Smoker in the Billiard Hall (uncredited)
Giovanni Di Benedetto
as Chief of Police Salmi (uncredited)
Margherita Horowitz
as Lori's Babysitter (uncredited)
Giuseppe Marrocco
as Man at Table in the Saint Peter's Club (uncredited)
Gennarino Pappagalli
as Man in the Terzi's Institute (uncredited)
Aldo Parenti
as (uncredited)
Franco Ukmar
as Policeman - Speaks with Morsella About Food (uncredited)
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