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The Black Cat

1981 · 92 min

A slow, oppressive creep through a foggy village where a malevolent cat stalks and kills, leaving a lingering sense of dread.

Directed by
Lucio Fulci
Genres
Horror
Starring
Patrick Magee, Mimsy Farmer, David Warbeck
Tagline
When you hear this cat breathing down your neck… start praying… before you finish your Amen… you're dead!
Overview
Townspeople of a small English village begin to die in a series of horrible accidents, and a Scotland Yard inspector arrives to investigate a mysterious local medium who records conversations with the dead.

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Directed by
Lucio Fulci
Genres
Horror
Starring
Patrick Magee, Mimsy Farmer, David Warbeck
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • death
  • guilt
  • madness
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Lucio Fulci
Written by
Lucio Fulci, Biagio Proietti
Starring
Patrick Magee, Mimsy Farmer, David Warbeck, Al Cliver, Dagmar Lassander, Bruno Corazzari, Geoffrey Copleston, Daniela Doria
Music
Pino Donaggio
Cinematography
Sergio Salvati
Runtime
92 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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