The Cat Shows Her Claws (1960)
France under the Occupation. Executed for treason against the Resistance, Cora, code-named "La Chatte", was left for dead. Recovered and cared for by the Germans, Dr. von Hollwitz brainwashed her to control her and use her as a counter-espionage. In the spring of 1944, her escape was faked so that she could resume contact with the Resistance. She has to scupper the mission of Charles, an engineer with the SNCF, to blow up a train loaded with V1s intended to power the launch pads set up on the French coast to bomb London. But at the last moment, La Chatte regains her lucidity.
Director:
Henri Decoin
Writer:
Jacques Rémy
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Françoise Arnoul as Cora Menessier aka 'La Chatte' |
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Jacques Fabbri as Gustave, head of the South network |
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Horst Frank as Major Von Hollwitz |
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François Guérin as Louis |
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Harold Kay as Charles |
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Françoise Spira as Marie-José |
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Anne Tonietti as Maud |
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Marie Glory as Concierge |
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Chris Van Loosen as Clara |
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Michel Jourdan as Tonio |
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Gérard Darrieu as Jean-Lou |
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Bernard Lajarrige as Dalmier aka 'Athos' |
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Jean-Pierre Zola as German officer |
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France Asselin as Madame Buisson |
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Liliane Patrick as Dalmier's secretary |
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Ginette Pigeon as German nurse |
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Anna Gaylor as Miss Lepage, social worker |
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Albert Médina as Boss of the restaurant |
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Gabriel Gobin as Locomotive driver |
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Jean Berton as Resistant railway worker |
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Robert Berri as Truck driver during the simulated accident |
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Robert Le Fort as Railway worker |
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Albert Michel as Railway worker |
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Georges Atlas as Bartender |
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Werner Peters as German general |
| Directing | Henri Decoin | Director |
| Writing | Jacques Rémy | Screenplay |
| Writing | Henri Decoin | Writer |
| Camera | Roger Forster | Still Photographer |
