Cat people / an RKO Radio picture ; RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., presents ; produced by Val Lewton ; written by DeWitt Bodeen ; directed by Jacques Tourneur.
Edition:
Blu-ray special edition.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
1 videodisc (73 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert.
Container of (work): Cat people (Motion picture : 1942) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011176731
Notes:
Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Jack Holt. Originally released as a motion picture in 1942. Special 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 that explores the life and career of the legendary Hollywood producer; Interview with director Jacques Tourneur from 1977; New interview with cinematographer John Bailey about the look of the film; Trailer; Plus: an essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Summary:
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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