The Cat (1958 film)
The Cat (French: La chatte) is a 1958 French war drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Françoise Arnoul, Bernhard Wicki and André Versini.[1] The story is loosely based on that of the Resistance operative Mathilde Carré during the Second World War. A commercial success, it was followed by a sequel The Cat Shows Her Claws in 1960.
| The Cat | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henri Decoin |
| Produced by | Eugène Tucherer |
| Written by | Henri Decoin Jacques Rémy Eugène Tucherer (novel) |
| Starring | Françoise Arnoul Bernhard Wicki André Versini |
| Music by | Joseph Kosma |
| Cinematography | Pierre Montazel |
| Edited by | Claude Durand |
Production company | Elysées Films Films Metzger et Woog |
| Distributed by | Discifilm |
Release date | 18 April 1958 |
Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Cast
- Françoise Arnoul as Suzanne Ménessier dite Cora
- Bernhard Wicki as Bernard Werner
- André Versini as Henry
- Roger Hanin as Pierre
- Kurt Meisel as Capitaine Heinz Muller
- Louison Roblin as Bernadette
- Harald Wolff as Colonel Richting
- Bernard Blier as Debrun
- Michel Jourdan as Olivier
- Jacques Meyran
- Vanna Urbino
- Grégoire Gromoff
- Christian Brocard
- Mario David as Un résistant
- Pierre Durou
- Françoise Fabrice
- Lutz Gabor s L'ordonnance
- Marie Glory
- Daniel Mendaille
- Pierre Mirat as Le cheminot
- Dominique Zardi as Extra
References
- Oscherwitz & Higgins p.120
Bibliography
- Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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