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] 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.

The Cat
Directed byHenri Decoin
Written by
Produced byEugène Tucherer
Starring
CinematographyPierre Montazel
Edited byClaude Durand
Music byJoseph Kosma
Production
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  • Elysées Films
  • Films Metzger et Woog
Distributed byDiscifilm
Release date
  • 18 April 1958 (1958-04-18)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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References

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  1. ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.120

Bibliography

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