Cat People
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Cat People is a 1942 atmospheric horror film about a woman who fears she will transform into a panther when emotionally aroused, noted for its psychological tension and shadowy cinematography.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cat People canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ feature film ⓘ film ⓘ horror film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Val Lewton horror cycle at RKO ⓘ |
| character |
Alice Moore
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Louis Judd NERFINISHED ⓘ Irena Dubrovna NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Nicholas Musuraca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | initially modestly received but later acclaimed as a classic of horror cinema ⓘ |
| director | Jacques Tourneur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Mark Robson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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psychological horror ⓘ supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Cat People (1982 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later psychological horror films ⓘ |
| musicBy | Roy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
psychological tension
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shadowy cinematography ⓘ use of suggestion rather than explicit monsters ⓘ |
| notableScene |
Lewton bus scare sequence
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swimming pool stalking sequence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A Serbian woman in New York fears she will transform into a panther when emotionally or sexually aroused. ⓘ |
| producer | Val Lewton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1942-12-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 73 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | DeWitt Bodeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| stars |
Jane Randolph
NERFINISHED
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Kent Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Simone Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
curse and inherited evil
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fear of female sexuality ⓘ identity and otherness ⓘ sexual repression ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| title | Cat People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.