The Black Cat
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The Black Cat is a 1934 American horror film, loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, known for pairing Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in a stylish tale of psychological terror and the occult.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Black Cat canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Charles D. Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | works of Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| certificate | Pre-Code Hollywood film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John J. Mescall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| director | Edgar G. Ulmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Universal Pictures
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Universal Pictures Company, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ray Curtiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | studio sets ⓘ |
| filmSeries | Universal Classic Monsters cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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occult film ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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imprisonment ⓘ revenge ⓘ satanism ⓘ war trauma ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. Vitus Werdegast
NERFINISHED
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Hjalmar Poelzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | not rated (pre-MPAA rating system) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Heinz Roemheld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Universal's early horror talkies
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expressionist production design ⓘ occult and satanic rituals ⓘ pairing Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi ⓘ themes of psychological terror ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Universal horror films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Bela Lugosi
NERFINISHED
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Boris Karloff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| setting | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bela Lugosi
NERFINISHED
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Boris Karloff NERFINISHED ⓘ David Manners NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie Bishop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.