Cat People (1942) | |
| Director(s) | Jacques Tourneur |
| Producer(s) | Val Lewton |
| Top Genres | Fantasy, Film Adaptation, Horror, Mystery |
| Top Topics | Animals, Book-Based |
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Cat People (1942) was a Horror - Mystery Film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Val Lewton.
Cat People was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1993.
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Cat People (1942)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 12, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsCat People has one of those sensationalized B-picture premises and there are moments when its meager aspects let slip that this is a low-budget effort, but within those restrictions, it moves with a certain purpose and chilliness. It’s true that producer Val Lewton had a B-movie renaissance go... Read full article
Cat People (1942)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 12, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsCat People has one of those sensationalized B-picture premises and there are moments when its meager aspects let slip that this is a low-budget effort, but within those restrictions, it moves with a certain purpose and chilliness. It’s true that producer Val Lewton had a B-movie renaissance go... Read full article
1001 Classic Movies: Cat People
By Amanda Garrett on Oct 24, 2016 From Old Hollywood FilmsCat People (1942), starring Simone Simon, is one of the 1001 classic movies you should see. Each Monday, I'm going to recommend a classic movie you should see (for the reasons behind the 1001 series and reviews of earlier films covered go here). October's selections will focus on felines in film. T... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE (1944)
By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 18, 2016 From Virtual ViragoOstensibly a sequel to the 1942 horror classic, Cat People, The Curse of the Cat People (1944) is in reality a completely different kind of tale. It's not really a horror movie and not really a sequel to the original film, even though it brings back most of the characters from the earlier outing and... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE (1944)
By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 18, 2016 From Virtual ViragoOstensibly a sequel to the 1942 horror classic, Cat People, The Curse of the Cat People (1944) is in reality a completely different kind of tale. It's not really a horror movie and not really a sequel to the original film, even though it brings back most of the characters from the earlier outing and... Read full article
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Oliver 'Ollie' Reed: There are some things a woman doesn't want other women to understand.
Irena Dubrovna: I like the dark. It's friendly.
Irena Dubrovna: Will you have tea with me in my apartment?
Oliver 'Ollie' Reed: You make everything so simple!
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Because of the incredibly tight budget, sets from Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons were re-used.
The horror movie technique of slowly building tension to a jarring shock which turns out to be something completely harmless and benign became known as a "Lewton bus" after a famous scene in this movie created by producer Val Lewton.
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