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American star Karl Malden helped make The Cat o’ Nine Tails a hit in the United States.
One of Argento’s most accessible films, The Cat o’ Nine Tails stars Karl Malden (A Streetcar Named Desire) as a blind crossword puzzle designer who teams with a reporter (James Franciscus) to investigate the death of a scientist killed in a suspicious train accident. With another great score by Ennio Morricone and a title that refers to the number of leads the pair must follow before they discover the killer, the film was a hit despite Argento’s misgivings about the finished product. In English and Italian with English subtitles. (112 mins., 4K DCP)
The screening is introduced by critic, author, and filmmaker Hope Madden of Columbus Underground and maddwolf.com and director of the horror film Obstacle Corpse (2022).
See the complete Retrospective: Dario Argento lineup.
Please note: The films in this series include scenes of violence, horror gore, and other disturbing images.
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The Cat o’ Nine Tails, courtesy of the American Genre Film Archive.
Organized with the support of Camilla Cormanni and Marco Cicala, Cinecittà.
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