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title: 'The Cat and the Canary (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Radley Metzger'
released: '1978-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cat-and-the-canary-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077304/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cat and the Canary (1978)

1978 · 89 min · Horror, Crime · Australia, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Cat and the Canary is a 1978 horror film directed by Radley Metzger and starring Honor Blackman, Michael Callan, Edward Fox, Wendy Hiller, Olivia Hussey, Wilfred Hyde-White, Beatrix Lehmann, Carol Lynley, Daniel Massey, and Peter McEnery. It follows a group of potential heirs who are summoned to the mansion of a deceased beneficiary to view the filmed reading of his will, only to discover upon arrival that a deranged killer may have infiltrated the event.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Radley Metzger](https://cinepixo.com/people/radley-metzger)
- **Screenplay:** [Radley Metzger](https://cinepixo.com/people/radley-metzger)
- **Producer:** [Richard Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-gordon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alex Thomson](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-thomson)

## Cast

- [Edward Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-fox)
- [Carol Lynley](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-lynley)
- [Honor Blackman](https://cinepixo.com/people/honor-blackman)
- [Peter McEnery](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-mcenery)
- [Wilfrid Hyde-White](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfrid-hyde-white)
- [Wendy Hiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendy-hiller)
- [Daniel Massey](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-massey)
- [Olivia Hussey](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivia-hussey)
- [Michael Callan](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-callan)

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