Katzenmenschen (1942)
Die aus Serbien stammende Irena Dubrovna arbeitet in New York City in der Modebranche. Bei Zeichenübungen im Zoo lernt sie den amerikanischen Ingenieur Oliver Reed kennen. Irena erzählt ihm von einer Legende aus ihrer Heimat, derzufolge ihre Vorfahren Hexerei praktiziert hätten. Die beiden verlieben sich ineinander und heiraten bald darauf. Auf der Hochzeitsfeier wird Irena von einer unbekannten Frau als „moya sestra“ (slawisch „meine Schwester“) angesprochen. Die Ehe steht unter keinem guten Stern: Irena ist überzeugt dass sie sich in eine Raubkatze verwandelt, sobald sie ihren Gefühlen freien Lauf lässt, und verweigert sich jeglichen Zärtlichkeiten oder sexuellen Annäherungen.
Der Regisseur: Jacques Tourneur
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Simone Simon as Irena Dubrovna Reed |
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Kent Smith as Oliver Reed |
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Tom Conway as Dr. Louis Judd |
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Jane Randolph as Alice Moore |
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Jack Holt as The Commodore |
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Henrietta Burnside as Sue Ellen (uncredited) |
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Alec Craig as Zookeeper (uncredited) |
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Eddie Dew as Street Policeman (uncredited) |
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Elizabeth Dunne as Mrs. Plunkett (uncredited) |
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Dot Farley as Mrs. Agnew (uncredited) |
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Mary Halsey as Blondie (uncredited) |
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Theresa Harris as Minnie (uncredited) |
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Charles Jordan as Bus Driver (uncredited) |
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Donald Kerr as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Connie Leon as Neighbor Calling the Police (uncredited) |
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Murdock MacQuarrie as Sheep Caretaker (uncredited) |
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Alan Napier as Doc Carver (uncredited) |
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John Piffle as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) |
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Betty Roadman as Mrs. Hansen (uncredited) |
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Elizabeth Russell as The Cat Woman (uncredited) |
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Stephen Soldi as Organ Grinder (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jacques Tourneur | Director |
| Camera | Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Writing | DeWitt Bodeen | Writer |
| Production | Val Lewton | Producer |
| Editing | Mark Robson | Editor |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Art | A. Roland Fields | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renié | Costume Design |
| Art | Walter E. Keller | Art Direction |
| Directing | Doran Cox | Assistant Director |
| Art | Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Art | Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eugene Joseff | Other |
| Crew | Lila Finn | Stunt Double |
| Sound | Leonid Raab | Orchestrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Linda Finn | Stunt Double |
| Camera | Frank Redman | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Crew | Paul Stader | Stunt Double |
| Sound | John Leipold | Orchestrator |
| Visual Effects | Linwood G. Dunn | Visual Effects |
| Sound | C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Crew | Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects |
| Directing | Edward Donahue | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | John L. Cass | Sound Recordist |
