Directed by Dario Argento Written by Dario Argento   Luigi Cozzi   Dardano Sacchetti   Bryan Edgar Wallace   Cast James Franciscus ... Carlo Giordani Karl Malden ... Franco Arnò Catherine Spaak ... Anna Terzi Pier Paolo Capponi ... Police Supt. Spini Horst Frank ... Dr. Braun Rada Rassimov ... Bianca Merusi Aldo Reggiani ... Dr. Casoni Carlo Alighiero ... Dr. Calabresi Vittorio Congia ... Righetto (cameraman) Ugo Fangareggi ... Gigi the Loser Tom Felleghy ... Dr. Esson Emilio Marchesini ... Dr. Mombelli Fulvio Mingozzi ... Spimi's man Corrado Olmi ... Morsella Pino Patti ... Barber Umberto Raho ... Manuel's ex-lover Jacques Stany ... Prof. Manera Stefano Oppedisano ... Taxi driver Ada Pometti ... Telephone operator Walter Pinelli ... Terzi's Butler Sascha Helwin ... (as Sacha Helwin) Marie Louise Sinclair ... Film starlet (as Marie Luise Zetha) Martial Boschero   Cinzia De Carolis ... Lori Werner Pochath ... Manuel Tino Carraro ... Prof. Fulvio Terzi Uncredited Cast Ettore Arena ... Billiard Player Aldo Barozzi ... Client of barber Aristide Caporale ... Smoker in the Billiard Hall Giovanni Di Benedetto ... Chief of Police Salmi Ferruccio Fregonese ... Club Patron Margherita Horowitz ... Lori's Babysitter Giuseppe Marrocco ... Man at Table in the Saint Peter's Club Gennarino Pappagalli ... Man in the Terzi's Institute Aldo Parenti   Franco Ukmar ... Policeman - Speaks with Morsella About Food Produced by Salvatore Argento   Original Music by Ennio Morricone

Additional Info Premiere: February 11, 1971 Theatrical Release: May 21, 1971 DVD Release: July 10, 2001 Blu-ray Release: May 31, 2011 Countries: Distributor: Arrow Films Websites: Alternate Titles Il Gatto A Nove Code Production Companies Seda Spettacoli (An Italo-French-German coproduction) (as Seda Spettacoli Spa - Rome) Terra-Filmkunst (An Italo-French-German coproduction) (as Terra Filmkunst - Berlin) Labrador Films (An Italo-French-German coproduction) (as Labrador Films - Paris) Distributors National General Pictures   (1971) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed) CBS   (1977) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) (pan/scan) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (VHS) Echo Bridge Home Entertainment   (2002) (USA) (DVD) Diamond Entertainment Group (DEG)   (2003) (USA) (DVD) Reel Media International   (2005) (USA) (VHS) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen) Reel Media International   (2007) (USA) (all media) Blue Underground   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) 3GTG   (2020) (World-wide) (all media) Bingo Video Inc.   (USA) (VHS) California Pictures   (2011) (World-wide) (all media) Cinefear   (USA) (VHS) Rogue Video   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Simitar Entertainment   (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.7 / 10 Our Rating 6.8 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.7 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #4,205 / 20,700 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 4 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Site Ranking #4,201 Aladdin: Season 3 (1995) #4,202 Aladdin: Season 1 (1994) #4,203 Beyond Re-Animator (2003) #4,204 Blood Creek (2008) #4,205 The Cat O' Nine Tails (1971) #4,206 Critters 3 (1991) #4,207 Bel-Air: Season 1 (2022) #4,208 The Black Cat (1934) #4,209 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)