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Cat People is a american film of genre Drama directed by Jacques Tourneur released in USA on 25 december 1942 with Simone Simon
Cat People (1942)
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Add to a movie listCat People is a 1942 horror film produced by Val Lewton and directed by Jacques Tourneur. DeWitt Bodeen wrote the original screenplay which was based on Val Lewton's short story The Bagheeta published in 1930. The film stars Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph and Tom Conway.
Cat People tells the story of a young Serbian woman, Irena, who believes herself to be a descendant of a race of people who turn into cats when sexually aroused.
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At the Central Park Zoo in Manhattan, New York City, Serbian-born fashion designer Irena Dubrovna makes sketches of a black panther. She catches the attention of marine engineer Oliver Reed, who strikes up a conversation. Irena invites him to her apartment for tea. As they walk away, one of Irena's discarded sketches is revealed as a panther impaled by a sword.Actors
Simone Simon
(Irena Dubrovna Reed)
Kent Smith
(Oliver Reed)
Tom Conway
(Dr. Louis Judd)
Jane Randolph
(Alice Moore)
Jack Holt
(The Commodore)
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