Cat People (1942)
12/05/1942 (US) • 1h 13m
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.
Top Billed Cast
Irena Dubrovna Reed
Oliver Reed
Dr. Louis Judd
Alice Moore
The Commodore
Sue Ellen (uncredited)
Zookeeper (uncredited)
Street Policeman (uncredited)
Mrs. Plunkett (uncredited)
Part of the Cat People Collection
Includes Cat People, The Curse of the Cat People
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$134,000.00
Revenue
$4,000,000.00
Keywords
work
jealousy
love triangle
isolation
cat
smoking
office
zoo
transformation
psychological stress
marriage
animal attack
hypnosis
leopard
canary
swimming pool
serbian
film noir
curse
black and white
fear
psychiatrist
therapy
turns into animal
val lewton
perfume
doctor patient relationship
disbelief
fear of cats
folklore
shadow on wall
1940s
hypnotherapy
social isolation
isolationism
exotic animals
fear of intimacy
unconsummated marriage
turned into animal
animal transformation
cats
self-isolation
marital issues
sex transformation
working
united states
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