Horror ·Thriller · United States of America · 1982 · 1h 58m

Cat People

Cat People poster
Director
Paul Schrader
Cast
Nastassja Kinski as Irena Gallier Malcolm McDowell as Paul Gallier John Heard as Oliver Yates Annette O'Toole as Alice Perrin Ruby Dee as Female Ed Begley Jr. as Joe Creigh
Crew
John Bailey — Director of Photography Jacqueline Cambas — Editor Jere Huggins — Editor Ned Humphreys — Editor Giorgio Moroder — Original Music Composer Alan Ormsby — Screenplay
Tagline

They are something more than lovers who are about to become something less than human.

Synopsis

After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat – and zoo curator Oliver to her. Soon, Paul will have to reveal the family secret: that when sexually aroused, they revert into predatory jungle cats.

Trailer Cat People — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
catshotguneroticismtransformationremakeattacklingerieheld captiveincestdissectionmorphingjungle cat
Key Collaborators
Paul Schrader Director John Bailey Director of Photography Jacqueline Cambas Editor Jere Huggins Editor Ned Humphreys Editor Giorgio Moroder Original Music Composer Alan Ormsby Screenplay Paul Schrader Screenplay DeWitt Bodeen Story Charles W. Fries Producer Ferdinando Scarfiotti Production Design Daniel Paredes Costume Design
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