The Black Cat

1981 film directed by Lucio Fulci
Movie film Q572215
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Summary

The Black Cat is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,351 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Lucio Fulci[3]
  • Screenwriter: Biagio Proietti[4], Lucio Fulci[5]
  • Composer: Pino Donaggio[6]
  • Genre: horror film[7]
  • Cast member: Patrick Magee[8], Mimsy Farmer[9], David Warbeck[10], Al Cliver[11], Dagmar Lassander[12], Bruno Corazzari[13], Lucio Fulci[14], Geoffrey Copleston[15], Daniela Doria[16]
  • Director of photography: Sergio Salvati[17]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Italian[18]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[19]
  • Review score: 5/10[20], 33%[21]
  • Color: color[22]
  • Country of origin: Italy[23]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1981[24], April 4, 1981[25], March 9, 1983[26], February 10, 1984[27]
  • Distributed by: Netflix[28]
  • Main subject: cat[29]
  • Film editor: Vincenzo Tomassi[30]
  • Title: Black Cat[31]
  • MPA film rating: R[32]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 18[33]
  • Duration: 92 minutes[34]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1[35]
  • Costume designer: Massimo Lentini[36]
  • Production designer: Franco Calabrese[37]
  • BBFC rating: 18 certificate[38]
  • RARS rating: 12+[39]
  • Australian Classification: M[40]

Why It Matters

The Black Cat has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Kinopoisk. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'eml', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ru', 'zh']
    P14724 → 3978348
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 80440
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 3178
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  4. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 27188
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 132539
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  6. 19w ago · Mullanur · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Film editor → Vincenzo Tomassi
    Composer → Pino Donaggio
    Production designer → Franco Calabrese
    Director → Lucio Fulci
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Rars rating: 12+"
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