Product Details

• Actors: Jane Birkin, Bruno Boschetti, Françoise Christophe, Anton Diffring, Bianca Doria
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Blue Underground
• DVD Release Date: October 25, 2005
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000B64TZA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,360 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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SEVEN DEATHS IN THE CAT'S EYE - DVD Movie

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A "hammer"-esque Italian Giallo, August 5, 2006

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Lunar Strain "Thrash, don't mind if I do" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye (DVD)

Seven Deaths in a Cat's Eye is not your typical giallo. Though the title is reminicent of many other giallo's made in the 70's by incorporating an "animal" in the title, it is a little different. We do not have a gloved killer dressed in black going around and violent slashing people. It is instead a murder mystery that surrounds a group of family members in an old castle that start getting killed off one by one by a mysterious killer. Because it stray's from the formula a bit Seven Deaths in a Cat's Eye might disappoint people who live and breath by Dario Argento's films.

Just because it strays from the formula a bit and has little gore doesn't make it a giallo? Hell no! That's like saying Psycho isn't a horror film because it doesn't show gore or have a masked undead killer. Giallo simply means "murder mystery" and that is exactly what this film is. Just because it doesn't copy Argento frame by frame does not make it a giallo. I actually commend Antonio Margheriti for trying something different. Along with his stylish directing, he also injected the film with a thick atmosphere VERY reminisent of old Hammer films. Very gothic in feeling. Like those films, the movie doesn't move at a 100 mph but lets the mystery and atmosphere take you along. Unless you are a young, small minded viewer whose attention can only be kept by today's modern fast adn flashy editing then you should have no problem with this film.

Is Seven Deaths in a Cat's Eye a terrific film? No. But it is a good film that really deserves to be viewed. The atmosphere is thick, the directing is great....just don't expect an Argento giallo and you will find Seven Deaths to your liking.

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4.0 out of 5 stars That Darned Cat!..., April 10, 2011

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Bindy Sue Frønkünschtein "bigfootsalienbaby" (under the rubble) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye (DVD)

SEVEN DEATHS IN THE CAT'S EYE concerns a family curse, a beautiful woman's return to her ancestral castle, and a mysterious murderer lurking the halls and passageways. If you are a giallo, horror, or suspense fan, then SDITCE should definitely satisfy! It's filled w/ possible suspects, betrayals, and madness. The atmosphere is thick and foreboding, w/ plenty of gruesome twists and deadly turns. Of course, the title comes into play as a particular feline seems to be present at each homicide. I had fun watching this one...

4.0 out of 5 stars Grief for the Macgriefs, October 1, 2011

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William Amazzini - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye (DVD)

The early seventies had a minor Italian gothic resurgence after the success of Director Dario Argento's giallo hits 'THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMMAGE' aka 'L'UCCELLO DLLE PIUME DI CRISTALLO'-1969 and 'THE CAT O' NINE TAILS' aka 'IL GATTO A NOVE CODE'- 1971. Master Mario Bava directed 'BARON BLOOD' aka 'GLI ORRORI DEL CASTELLO DI NUREMBERGA'-1972 and here we have Director Antonio Margheriti aka Anthony M. Dawson delivering the goods with 'SEVEN DEATHS IN THE CAT'S EYE' aka 'LA MORTE NEGLI OCCHI DEL GATTO'-1973, an atmospheric excursion involving inheritances and madness within the Macgrief family. The film abounds with familiar Euro faces: Anton Differing, real-life French lovers Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, Hiram Keller, Luciano Pigozzi and Franco Ressel to name but a few. It emerges as a straight forward murder mystery trying to introduce supernatural overtones such as vampirism to throw off the viewer. Margheriti fills the screen with beautiful castle gardens and lush sets as cameraman Carlo Carlini glides and soars his images throughout. The music score by Riz Ortolani is a rehash of familiar themes from other Margheriti films such as 'CASTLE OF BLOOD' aka 'DANSA MACABRA'-1964 and 'HORROR CASTLE' aka 'LA VERGINE DI NUREMBERGA'-1965 and has his usual brassy tonalities. Blue Underground releases it in their usually brilliant manner with a sharp 2.35 transfer in English mixed with some restored scenes in Italian with English subtitles. The only extra is an 8 minute interview with co-writer Giovanni Simonelli and a 2 minute interview with Margheriti before his death in 2002. A must for Euro Horror lovers, it's a great diversion from the real life Horrors being unleashed today on modern movie audiences.