Cat People

1942

MysteryHorrorRomance

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.

"She knew strange, fierce pleasures that no other woman could ever feel!"

Rating

6.913
607 votes

Popularity

1.4711

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Runtime

73 min.

Budget (M$)

4 / 0.1ROI 4000%

Status

Released

Release: 12/5/1942

Credits

Cat People

Jacques TourneurDirector

Cat People

Simone SimonIrena Dubrovna Reed

Cat People

Kent SmithOliver Reed

Cat People

Tom ConwayDr. Louis Judd

Cat People

Jane RandolphAlice Moore

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/26/2022

6 / 10

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 and claw him to death. She confides in her now husband and somewhat sceptical, he sends her to a psychiatrist, the debonaire Tom Conway ("Dr. Judd"). Our story tracks her determination to get past this obsession in the face of her growing suspicion that "Oliver" is seeking solace elsewhere - and that they are planning on having her committed - in a tense and eerie way. The dialogue is quite stilted and the theatricality of the performances rob the film of much of it's pace - but it is still a good horror thriller.

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