Cat People

Name: Cat People
Genre: Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Released: December 25, 1942
Duration: 73 min
Rating: 85
Cast: Alec Craig, Dynamite, Eddie Dew, Elizabeth Dunne, Henrietta Burnside

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RKO Radio Pictures | Release Date: December 25, 1942 | TV-PG

Starring: Alec Craig, Dynamite, Eddie Dew, Elizabeth Dunne, Henrietta Burnside, Jack Holt, Jane Randolph, Kent Smith, Simone Simon, Tom Conway

Summary: 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

Genre(s): Thriller, Fantasy, Horror

Rating: TV-PG

Runtime: 73 min

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Roger Ebert

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, and there was an undertone of sexual danger that was more ominous because it was never acted upon. Read full review

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Michael Wilmington

Cat People is an admirable first entry into the brainy, elegant, spooky world of Val Lewton. [09 Sep 2005, p.C4]

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Empire Kim Newman

No mere creature feature, this 1940s classic offers more subtle chills. Read full review

Zan Dubin

Cat People sinks its claws into the psyche for an erotically tinged horror-thriller. [29 Oct 1998, p.F7]

Don Druker

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. Read full review

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This is a weird drama of thrill-chill caliber, with developments of surprises confined to psychology and mental reactions, rather than transformation to grotesque and marauding characters for visual impact on the audiences. Picture is well-made on moderate budget outlay. Read full review

Bosley Crowther

The Cat People is a labored and obvious attempt to induce shock. And Miss Simone's cuddly little tabby would barely frighten a mouse under a chair. Read full review

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