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Cat People

NR
Movie
1942
1h 13m
English
Mystery, Horror, Romance
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Serbian fashion designer Irena Dubrovna and American marine engineer Oliver Reed meet in Central Park, fall in love, and marry after a brief courtship; but Irena won't consummate the union for fear that she will turn into a panther compelled to kill her lover, pursuant to a belief harbored by her home village.
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7.1
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Cat People (1942) on IMDb
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88

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Cast

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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 (uncred...
Murdock MacQuarrie
Sheep Caretaker (uncredited)
Alan Napier
Doc Carver (uncredited)
John Piffle
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
Betty Roadman
Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
Elizabeth Russell
The Cat Woman (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Organ Grinder (uncredited)
Directed By: Jacques Tourneur
Written By: DeWitt Bodeen

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jarvis-8243417 says...
a month ago
From RKO comes the classic horror thriller _Cat People_. The story follows a Serbian émigré who believes that she’s a descendant of a tribe of Cat People who turn into panthers when they give into their sexual desires, and is tested when she’s perused by a young man who wants to marry her. The cast gives fairly strong performance, especially Simone Simon and Jane Randolph, and director Jacques Tourneur does an impressive job at creating tension and suspense. Still, the writing is a little weak with some awkward time jumps and is rather vague on the rules of being a cat person. Yet while it has a few problems, _Cat People_ is a solidly entertaining film that delivers some disturbing frights.
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Quartnee13 says...
one year ago
I don’t typically like older movies (black and white). This was enjoyable, the tension was really well done and the acting is beautiful.
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juliosoft says...
3 years ago
Well directed, it maintains the tension, that use of shadows, that suggest rather than show
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csrz says...
4 years ago
Gorgeous black and white horror film! Well-written story with fascinating characters, especially Irena. I love the backstory. I love how realistic the characters are, just the right amount, no overdoing or super dramatic. Very effective use of light and shadows. I enjoyed this one. Irena deserves better!
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LuckyNumber78
CONTAINS SPOILERS6/10  8 years ago
I'd rate this one an UGH out of 10 if I could.

This movie is prancing along like a romantic comedy, when, on what seems to be their second or third date, Oliver and Irena have this perplexing conversation.

guy: do you love me?
girl: mm-hmm
guy: you know I've never kissed you?
*girl More
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CinemaSerf
2 years ago
Simone Simon ("Irina Dubrovna") comes to work in New York where she falls in love with Kent Smith ("Oliver Reed"). Their relationship soon becomes strained after she struggles with intimacy - you see she believes that should she ever even kiss someone she loved, she would turn into a violent feline More
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