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Summary:

A Serbian immigrant living in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.

Table of Contents:

• disc 1. Feature film
• disc 2. Special features.

Contributors:

Lewton, Val , film producer

Tourneur, Jacques, 1904-1977 , film director

Bodeen, DeWitt , screenwriter

Simon, Simone , actor

Smith, Kent, 1907-1985 , actor

Conway, Tom, 1904-1967 , actor

Randolph, Jane, 1915-2009 , actor

Holt, Jack, 1888-1951 , actor

Musuraca, Nick , director of photography

Robson, Mark, 1913-1978 , editor of moving image work

Webb, Roy, 1888-1982 , composer

RKO Radio Pictures , presenter, production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Criterion Collection (Firm) , film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English dialogue with optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Included Works:

Cat people (Motion picture : 1942)

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 833

Subjects:

Felidae — Drama

Shapeshifting — Drama

Psychiatrists — Drama

Married people — Drama

Felidae

Shapeshifting

Psychiatrists

Married people

Genres:

Motion pictures

Horror films

Fantasy films

Fiction films

Feature films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

Blu-ray, region 1; full frame (1.37:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital monaural.

Performers:

Cast: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Jack Holt.

Production Credits:

Music, Roy Webb ; director of photography, Nicolas Musuraca ; editor, Mark Robson.

General Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1942.
Bonus features: audio commentary from 2005 featuring film historian Gregory Mank, with excerpts from an audio interview with actor Simone Simon; Val Lewton: the man in the shadows, a 2008 feature-length documentary; interview with director Jacques Torneur from 1979; new interview with cinematographer John Bailey about the look of the film; trailer; essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (73 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; stamping

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; Dolby

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region 1

Call Numbers:

CAT 1942 BLU

ISBNs:

9781681432014

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515185813

OCLC Numbers:

1053423773
956323385 [Invalid]