
Cat People
1942
She knew strange, fierce pleasures that no other woman could ever feel!
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
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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.
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- Director
- Jacques Tourneur
- Written by
- DeWitt Bodeen
- Produced by
- Val Lewton
- Composer
- Roy Webb
- Cinematographer
- Nicholas Musuraca
- Editor
- Mark Robson
- Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB
- 6.9/10 (669 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 92% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 85/100
- IMDb
- 7.2/10 (27,428 votes)
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)
Mary Halsey
Blondie (uncredited)

Theresa Harris
Minnie (uncredited)

Charles Jordan
Bus Driver (uncredited)

Donald Kerr
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Connie Leon
Neighbor Calling the Police (uncredited)

Murdock MacQuarrie
Sheep Caretaker (uncredited)

Alan Napier
Doc Carver (uncredited)
John Piffle
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
Crew
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Links
Trailer
Cat People Collection
Appears in

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