- Actors: Simone Simon, Tom Conway, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph, Jack Holt
- Directors: Gunther von Fritsch, Jacques Tourneur, Robert Wise
- Writers: DeWitt Bodeen
- Producers: Val Lewton
- Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
- Language Czech, English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Turner Home Ent
- DVD Release Date: 4 Oct 2005
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000A0GOF0
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 52,821 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Both movies on this Region 1 disc star Simone Simon, Kent Smith and Jane Randolph and both are produced by Val Lewton, but apart from the barest thread, they have little in common in the actual story telling. Cat People is a classic horror (later poorly remade with Nastassja Kinski). Simone Simon plays Irena Dubrovna, a lady who believes she is descended from a village of people who had become devil worshippers. Irena feels that if her passions are aroused sexually or in jealousy or rage, she will change into a dangerous cat, akin to the panther she is sketching at the beginning of the movie. This of course presents difficulties for her romance with Oliver, played by Kent Smith. Nevertheless they marry, only for Oliver to turn more and more towards his colleague Alice, played by Jane Randolph. Oliver does this as he is frustrated by Irena not sleeping with him and her referring back to the aforementioned legend as her reason for not doing so. Alice doesn't hesitate to hang around Oliver at every opportunity and there isn't room for three people in this marriage! What will happen? This is a black and white movie but that's all the better as shadows take the place of special effects and it's all very atmospheric.
The second feature is Curse Of The Cat People but there are no dangerous cats and few scenes showing Irena, who appears only to Amy, the child of the now married Oliver and Alice. Are these appearances only in Amy's imagination?. All is explained in the excellent commentaries provided by Greg Mank, which include excerpts of an audio interview with Simone Simon. Both movies are brilliant and this double feature dvd has the original trailers and subtitles, but these are only available for the feature films.
The second feature is Curse Of The Cat People but there are no dangerous cats and few scenes showing Irena, who appears only to Amy, the child of the now married Oliver and Alice. Are these appearances only in Amy's imagination?. All is explained in the excellent commentaries provided by Greg Mank, which include excerpts of an audio interview with Simone Simon. Both movies are brilliant and this double feature dvd has the original trailers and subtitles, but these are only available for the feature films.
Format:DVD
A great DVD, as it gives you the orginal with the more modern adaptation. Definitely recommend watching the old then the new. The are both fun. Just take them as what they are and you will enjoy them. Plus a glass of wine and a packet of crisps always helps! :)
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This dvd is very good and came in good time and arrived safely and packed very well too. We enjoy the dvd. thank you
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The cat people return...but wait, they're just the actors and the...
Great potential within limited means, and then the slow leak of air from the balloon. The Curse of the Cat People pulls together Simone Simon, Kent Smith and Jane Randolph from... Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2007 by C. O. DeRiemer
Two creepy B movies with more potential than pay-off, but still fun to...
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Says psychiatrist Dr. Louis Judd, author of The Anatomy of Atavism, to Irena Reed, his reluctant patient. He is describing the things they have just talked about. Read more
Says psychiatrist Dr. Louis Judd, author of The Anatomy of Atavism, to Irena Reed, his reluctant patient. He is describing the things they have just talked about. Read more
Published on 16 July 2007 by C. O. DeRiemer
In many ways superior to the original
The Curse of the Cat People (1944) is not really sequel to Cat People (1942) as much as a stand alone physiological thriller that just happens to be an extension of the original... Read more
Published on 6 July 2005 by bernie
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