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The Cat o' Nine Tails

1971 · 112 min · Director: Dario Argento ★ IMDb 6.6 · 14,610 ratings

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A newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to uncover a deadly conspiracy linked to a genetic research facility.

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The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Confusion
25%Anxiety
20%Tension
  1. Confusion30%
  2. Anxiety25%
  3. Tension20%
  4. Fear15%
  5. Curiosity10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Tension
Curiosity
Fear
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity40 %30 %42 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity40 %29 %45 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity45 %31 %50 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity57 %45 %55 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Tension63 %54 %56 %43 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity53 %44 %50 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity46 %38 %44 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Tension50 %39 %48 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity57 %44 %56 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Tension63 %53 %60 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Curiosity59 %50 %54 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Tension57 %46 %41 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 70′Humor60 %43 %42 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Curiosity59 %40 %53 %16 %
72.5 %≈ 81′Tension60 %51 %53 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 87′Tension69 %68 %54 %48 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Tension80 %80 %57 %66 %
87.5 %≈ 98′Tension86 %86 %55 %76 %
92.5 %≈ 104′Tension89 %88 %51 %75 %
97.5 %≈ 109′Tension92 %88 %50 %72 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JF
James Franciscus

Karl Malden

CS
Catherine Spaak

PP
Pier Paolo Capponi

HF
Horst Frank

RR
Rada Rassimov

AR
Aldo Reggiani

CA
Carlo Alighiero

VC
Vittorio Congia

UF
Ugo Fangareggi

TF
Tom Felleghy

Dr. Esson

EM
Emilio Marchesini

Dr. Mombelli

FM
Fulvio Mingozzi

Spimi's man

CO
Corrado Olmi

Morsella

PP
Pino Patti

Barber

UR
Umberto Raho

Manuel's ex-lover

JS
Jacques Stany

Prof. Manera

SO
Stefano Oppedisano

Taxi driver

AP
Ada Pometti

Telephone operator

WP
Walter Pinelli

Details

Directed by
Dario Argento
Written by
Dardano Sacchetti, Dario Argento, Luigi Cozzi, Bryan Edgar Wallace
Type
Movies
Released
1971
Runtime
112 min
Country
Germany, France, Italy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 14,610 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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