New Movie Releases May 21st, 1971

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on May 21st, 1971, including both wide and limited movie releases.

Cat O' Nine Tails, The ( Gatto a nove code, Il )

Theatrical Release Date: 05/21/1971
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Crime/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Dario Argento
Actors: James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak, Pier Paolo Capponi, Horst Frank, Rada Rassimov
Plot: A retired and now-blind journalist lives with his daughter and writes
crossword puzzles. One night he overhears a strange conversation by two
men parked in front of the Terzi Institute - a medical facility. When a
break-in occurs resulting in a death, he investigates further, and
recruits a reporter to help. As they get closer to the truth, the web
grows ever larger and the murders won't stop.

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Theatrical Release Date: 05/21/1971
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Don Taylor
Actors: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Sal Mineo, M. Emmet Walsh
Plot: Cornelius, Zira and Milo travel back in time to escape the destruction of their world. Landing in 20th century Los Angeles, they're treated as curiosities and celebrities at first, but soon become hunted by a suspicious and fearful government intent on making them the subjects of an experiment that could alter the course of human and ape events.

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Theatrical Release Date: 05/18/1971
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Robert Fuest
Actors: Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Virginia North, Terry-Thomas, Sean Bury, Susan Travers
Plot: The maniacal Dr. Phibes uses the biblical plagues visited upon Egypt as a
model for revenge against the surgeons he blames for his wife's demise.

Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman, The ( noche de Walpurgis, La )

Theatrical Release Date: 05/17/1971
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: León Klimovsky
Actors: Paul Naschy, Gaby Fuchs, Barbara Capell, Andrés Resino, Yelena Samarina, José Marco
Plot: While searching the countryside for the grave of the supposed vampire
Countess Wandesa, students Genevieve and Elvira meet a local named
Daninsky who offers to help. But Daninsky is actually a werewolf and when
the trio manage to find the countess, they unknowingly revive her and now
must figure out how to stop her.

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Theatrical Release Date: 05/16/1971
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Caspar Wrede
Actors: Tom Courtenay, Espen Skjønberg, Alf Malland, Frimann Falck Clausen, Jo Skønberg, Odd Jan Sandsdalen

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