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Cat People (1942)

APPROVED 73 min  -  Fantasy | Horror | Mystery  -   25 December 1942 (USA)
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An American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together.

Director:

Jacques Tourneur

Writer:

DeWitt Bodeen
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Simone Simon ...
Kent Smith Kent Smith ...
Tom Conway Tom Conway ...
Jane Randolph Jane Randolph ...
Jack Holt ...
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Storyline

Irena Dubrovna, a beautiful and mysterious Serbian-born fashion artist living in New York City, falls in love with and marries average-Joe American Oliver Reed. Their marriage suffers though, as Irena believes that she suffers from an ancient curse- whenever emotionally aroused, she will turn into a panther and kill. Oliver thinks that is absurd and childish, so he sends her to psychiatrist Dr. Judd to cure her. Easier said than done... Written by Ken Yousten <kyousten@bev.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Serbian | Marriage | Psychiatrist | Panther | Artist  | See more »

Taglines:

LOVELY WOMAN...GIANT KILLER-CAT...THE SAME "PERSON"!...IT'S SUPER-SENSATIONAL! (1954 re-release poster) See more »

Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Czech | Serbian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Pantera See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$134,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$4,000,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Because of the incredibly tight budget, sets from Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons were re-used. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the shepherd arrives and finds the dead sheep, there's a live sheep sitting behind him. After a brief shot of the footprints that he's examining, the film returns to a shot of the shepherd, and the sheep is gone. See more »

Quotes

Irena Dubrovna: I like the dark. It's friendly.
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Soundtracks

"Do, Do, Baby, Do"
Traditional French folk lullaby See more »