Cat People (1942)

71 min · Drama, Horror, fantasy film, film noir, horror film

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Directors

Jacques Tourneur

Cast

Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph, Tom Conway, Jack Holt

The story

At the Central Park Zoo, Serbian-born fashion illustrator Irena Dubrovna makes sketches of a captive black panther. She catches the attention of marine engineer Oliver Reed, who strikes up a conversation. Irena invites him to her apartment for tea.

Catalogue themes and tags

Blood thirst, Jealousy, Killing, Night, Panther, Psychiatrist, Serbian, Sex Appeal, Sexual Awakening, Sexuality, Sexuelles Verlangen, Zoo, verlieben, Thriller, Romance Film, Horror, Black-and-white, Film noir

Genres

Drama, Horror, fantasy film, film noir, horror film

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