Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #98162 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-06-07
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Format: NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 108 minutes

Album Description
NTSC/Region 0. A blind pianist overhears a mysterious conversation in a bar. The next day his girlfriend is murdered. The only clue is a yellow silk scarf. This Italian thriller by the great Sergio Pastore is along the lines of Dario Argento and Mario Bava's early work - even if the movie's most famous scene is ''borrowed'' from Hitchcock's legendary shower sequence. Here, as the assassin's razorblade slashes the unfortunate victim's flesh, the white walls of the shower are painted red. The camera lingers as blood and water trickle over the now lifeless body and down the drain. A scene worthy of the best Tarantino! Also featuring a haunting soundtrack by Manuel De Sica whose jagged melodies are reminiscent of the best Morricone! Dagored. 2005.

Customer Reviews

Giallo obsessed?
Crimes of the Black Cat is an overlook film in the "giallo" genre. Sometimes this genre tends to have trouble sticking to the plot and logic, but it's a movie not a documentary. While there are better films in the "giallo" genre (i.e. Lenzi's "Orgasmo", "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage", "Blood and Black Lace", "Death Carries a Cane"), this one should be in your collection.

fine movie in horrible edition!
It's really a shame to see such a good movie in this terrible edition! Image is muddy , grainy , distorted to match a 1.85 ratio...Especially disapointing as these Crimes of the Black Cat is a must-see giallo for connaisseurs....