Cat People (1942)
01/04/1943 (GB)
Mystery, Horror, Romance
1h 13m
- 69% (619 votes)
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She knew strange, fierce pleasures that no other woman could ever feel!
Overview
A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.
- Jacques TourneurDirector
- DeWitt BodeenWriter
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$134,000
Revenue
$4,000,000
Keywords
- jealousy
- love triangle
- cat
- zoo
- transformation
- canary
- swimming pool
- film noir
- curse
- black and white
- val lewton
- folklore
- fear of intimacy
- unconsummated marriage
- turned into animal
- animal transformation
- cats
- sex transformation
Top Billed Cast
Simone Simon
Irena Dubrovna Reed
Kent Smith
Oliver Reed
Tom Conway
Dr. Louis Judd
Jane Randolph
Alice Moore
Jack Holt
The Commodore
Henrietta Burnside
Sue Ellen (uncredited)
Alec Craig
Zookeeper (uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Street Policeman (uncredited)
Elizabeth Dunne
Mrs. Plunkett (uncredited)
Dot Farley
Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
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