The Cat (1958 film)

The Cat
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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 dates	18 April 1958
Running time	108 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. 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.

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

Bibliography

• Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The Cat at IMDb