Text this: The cat o'nine tails / an Italo-French-German coproduction ; Seda Spettacoli Spa (Rome), Terra Filmkunst (Berlin), Labrador Film (Paris) ; produced by Salvatore Argento ; based on a story by Dario Argento, Luigi Collo, and Dardano Sacchetti ; screenplay by Dario Argento ; directed by Dario Argento.