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Format: VHS
Aug 1996
Rated R
Recording Mode: Stereo
Sound: HiFi, Stereo
93 min.
Color
UPC: 081227150037 |
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Movie Description
Psychic medium Professor Robert Miles (Patrick Magee) lives a bitter life of solitude with the exception of a black cat, to which he has managed to forge a companionship in lieu of the feline attacking him at every turn. He's paid a visit by a young photographer named Jill Travers (Mimsy Farmer) whom wishes to return a piece of the professor's equipment she has found in an underground tomb. Miles wastes no time in attempting to hypnotize the woman, but is interrupted by the pestering cat as it inflicts deep scratches into the man's hand. Jill responds with a hurried exit, and soon after meets Inspector Gorley (David Warbeck) who employs her as a crime-scene photographer in the investigation of a rash of fatal accidents that have recently befallen the sleepy village. She discovers cat-like scratches on one of the hand of one of the victims, and soon learns that a black cat has been present during all of the incidents. Curiosity leads the photographer back to Miles' estate, where she learns all too agonizingly the history of the old man's estranged relationship with the black cat.
While a less gruesome than usual outing from the "Godfather of Gore," Lucio Fulci's adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale is loose but effective in its own right. The ominous score in conjunction with Sergio Salvati's superb cinematography create a sense of claustrophobic tension, which adds a unique spin on the classic supernatural tale.
Synopsis
A gruesome horror film, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale "The Black Cat" and containing themes from various other stories.
A rash of brutal murders has left the residents of a small British village living in fear. Trying to get to the bottom of the mystery is Inspector Gorley from Scotland Yard.
However, finding the culprit turns out to be difficult -- until American photographer Jill Travers starts snooping around and finds evidence suggesting that the killings are being perpetrated by the reclusive Mr. Miles and his mysterious black cat.
But can Travers and Gorley overpower the feline, which seems to have supernatural powers?
Film Notes
A Selenia Cinematografica production.
Shot in Technovision in 1980 on location in the UK and at Rome studio interiors. Color by Eastmancolor. In widescreen.
Released theatrically in New York City February 1984 in an MPAA R-rated version.
Additional cast: Geoffrey Copleston (Inspector Flynn) and Daniela Dorio (Maureen).
Additional credits: Franco di Girolamo (makeup) and Paolo Ricci (special effects).
Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification.
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