Dir. Jacques Tourneur · Starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Jack Holt, Henrietta Burnside · Music Roy Webb · Cat People Collection
“She knew strange, fierce pleasures that no other woman could ever feel!”
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.
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A hauntingly atmospheric tale of forbidden desire and ancient curses. It feels like a creeping dread, a suffocating dread, a dread that whispers of primal fears and the dark side of love. The black and white visuals amplify the unsettling mood.
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