Black Cat, The (1981)

The Black Cat is an Italian horror film of the giallo film style made popular during this time. It was written and directed by noted filmmaker Lucio Fulci with a script that was co-written by Biagio Proietti. It is loosely based on the 1843 short story The Black Cat by author Edgar Allan Poe. The movie premiered in Italy on April 4th, 1981. It opened to limited theatrical release in the United States on February 10th, 1984.

Notes & Trivia

 * The Black Cat is based on a short story originally written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1843.


 * The Black Cat (1981) redirects to this page.


 * The original Italian title of this film is Gatto nero (which also redirects to this page).


 * Production on The Black Cat began on August 11th, 1980. Principal photography concluded on September 28th, 1980.


 * Director and screenwriter Lucio Fulci originally made an appearance in the film as a doctor, but his scenes were deleted.


 * The tagline for this film is, "When you hear this cat breathing down your neck... start praying... before you finish your Amen… you're dead!"

Recommendations

 * Black Cat, The (1934)
 * Black Cat, The (1941)