The Black Cat
“When you hear this cat breathing down your neck… start praying… before you finish your Amen… you're dead!”
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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Cast
8 people
Patrick Magee
Prof. Robert Miles
Known for
A Clockwork Orange
Barry Lyndon
Mimsy Farmer
Jill Trevers
Known for
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
David Warbeck
Inspector Gorley
Known for
The Beyond
Duck, You Sucker
Al Cliver
Sgt. Wilson
Known for
Zombie Flesh Eaters
The Beyond
Dagmar Lassander
Lillian Grayson
Known for
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
The House by the Cemetery
Bruno Corazzari
Ferguson
Known for
Ricky & Barabba
Death Rides a Horse
Geoffrey Copleston
Inspector Flynn
Known for
The Night Porter
The Belly of an Architect
Daniela Doria
Maureen Grayson
Known for
City of the Living Dead
The New York Ripper
Lucio Fulci Director · Biagio Proietti Screenplay Edgar Allan Poe Author
United States release February 10, 1984 · Produced in Italy · Languages English, Italian
Production
Selenia Cinematografica
Production
Italian International Film
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Black Cat: Gatto nero
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Italy · April 4, 1981
Theatrical
United States · February 10, 1984
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1991
Physical · Rhino Home Video #RNVD1986 [VHS] 93 minutes
United States
August 25, 2026 · Physical · 4K (Severin)
Germany
October 4, 2001 · Physical · DVD premiere
United Kingdom
October 19, 2015 · Physical
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