The Black Cat (1934 film)

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The Black Cat (1934 film) is a 1934 horror movie best known for pairing genre icons Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff in a dark, psychologically driven tale loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe.

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The Black Cat (1934 film) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
basedOn works of Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
character Dr. Vitus Werdegast NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hjalmar Poelzig NERFINISHED ⓘ
cinematographyBy John J. Mescall NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Edgar G. Ulmer NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributor Universal Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Ray Curtiss NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmFormat 35 mm ⓘ
genre horror ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ
hasCastMember Bela Lugosi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Boris Karloff NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSetting Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ
modernist hilltop mansion ⓘ
hasTheme betrayal ⓘ
psychological manipulation ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
satanic ritual ⓘ
inspiredBy "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ
motionPictureRating Pre-Code Hollywood film ⓘ
musicBy Heinz Roemheld NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor expressionist-influenced production design ⓘ
occult and satanic elements ⓘ
pairing Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff ⓘ
themes of psychological trauma ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf Universal Classic Monsters era ⓘ
portrays aftermath of World War I ⓘ
producer Carl Laemmle Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany Universal Pictures ⓘ
releaseDate May 7, 1934 ⓘ
releaseYear 1934 ⓘ
runtime approximately 65 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Peter Ruric NERFINISHED ⓘ
setInPeriod post-World War I era ⓘ
soundFilm true ⓘ
starring Bela Lugosi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Boris Karloff NERFINISHED ⓘ
David Manners NERFINISHED ⓘ
Julie Bishop NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lucille Lund NERFINISHED ⓘ
yearOfWork 1934 ⓘ

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Bela Lugosi → performedIn → The Black Cat (1934 film) ⓘ
Boris Karloff → notableWork → The Black Cat (1934 film) ⓘ