Cat People
She knew strange, fierce pleasures that no other woman could ever feel!
She knew strange, fierce pleasures that no other woman could ever feel!
Horror, Mystery, Romance
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1942
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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.
Director:
Cast:
,
Alec Craig
,
Jane Randolph
,
Tom Conway
,
Kent Smith
,
Jack Holt
,
Simone Simon
,
Dot Farley
,
Eddie Dew
,
Elizabeth Dunne
,
Henrietta Burnside
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Details
Runtime:
73 min
Release date:
5 Dec 1942
Country:
US
Languages:
Serbian, English
Budget:
$134,000
Revenue:
$4,000,000
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
This is a weird drama of thrill-chill caliber.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
Cat People wasn't frightening like a slasher movie, using shocks and gore, but frightening in an eerie, mysterious way that was hard to define; the screen harbored unseen threats.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
26 Sep 2007
fresh:
More a film about unreasoning fear than the supernatural, this work demonstrates what a filmmaker can accomplish when he substitutes taste and intelligence for special effects.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
26 Sep 2007
fresh:
First in the wondrous series of B movies in which Val Lewton elaborated his principle of horrors imagined rather than seen, with a superbly judged performance from Simon.
– Tom Milne,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
Ladies who have such temptations -- in straight horror pictures, at least -- should exercise their digits a bit more freely than does Simone Simon in this film.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006