Cougar: On the Trail of the Ghost Cat (2019)
In the heart of southern France there is a fog-prone area where, according to legend, a bloodthirsty creature wreaked havoc 250 years ago. A rumor is spreading again in this legendary place, as eyewitnesses report an animal with large paws and a long tail that crosses roads in a single leap - powerful enough to tear down a horse and leave it mutilated in the pasture. Is the Beast of Gévaudan back? The animal photographer Bruno Loisel has a supposedly more rational explanation. The animal that fits the descriptions could be a cougar, but this species of big cat is only native to America. In order to learn the proper techniques for tracking down the puma, he travels to Canada, where he accompanies a team of researchers dedicated to studying the shy, almost invisible predator. Will Bruno be able to use his findings to solve the mystery of the new beast of Gévaudan?
Directors: Bruno Loisel, Samuel Ruffier.
https://www.zed.fr/en/catalog/cougar-on-the-trail-of-the-ghost-cat
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Christian Gonon as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Bruno Loisel as Self |
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Meghan Beale as Self |
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Samantha Widmeyer as Self |
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Lorne Hindbo as Self |
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Marc Boyce as Self |
| Writing | Bruno Loisel | Writer |
| Writing | Samuel Ruffier | Writer |
| Sound | Gilbert Grilli | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jackson Mackay | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Samuel Ruffier | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Olivier Halin | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Bruno Loisel | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Olivier Halin | Drone Cinematographer |
| Camera | Samuel Ruffier | Drone Cinematographer |
| Visual Effects | Bruno Loisel | Animation |
| Editing | Samuel Ruffier | Editor |
| Production | Françoise Rattier | Production Manager |
| Production | Jean-Yves Perras | Production Assistant |
| Production | Pierre Cressent | Production Assistant |
| Production | Alexandre Requintel | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Pablo Coppéré | Colorist |
| Crew | Léonore Desuzinges | Title Graphics |
| Crew | Marie Dominique Paris | Title Graphics |
| Sound | Miroslav Pilon | Sound |
| Sound | Miroslav Pilon | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Axel Demeyere | Sound |
| Sound | Axel Demeyere | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Frédéric Baratte | Sound |
| Sound | Frédéric Baratte | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | 蒂埃里·贝罗德 | Producer |
| Production | Heike Lettau | Producer |
| Production | Yvette Durrenberger | Producer |
| Production | Christophe Sommet | Co-Producer |
| Production | Annabel Gain | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Sabine Joertz | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Christian Cools | Commissioning Editor |
| Directing | Bruno Loisel | Director |
| Directing | Samuel Ruffier | Director |