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The Cat Shows Her Claws

Jan 8, 1960 · 1h 42m
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Drama
War

PLOT

France under the Occupation. Executed for treason against the Resistance, Cora, code-named "La Chatte", was left for dead. Recovered and cared for by the Germans, Dr. von Hollwitz brainwashed her to control her and use her as a counter-espionage. In the spring of 1944, her escape was faked so that she could resume contact with the Resistance. She has to scupper the mission of Charles, an engineer with the SNCF, to blow up a train loaded with V1s intended to power the launch pads set up on the French coast to bomb London. But at the last moment, La Chatte regains her lucidity.

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CAST

Françoise Arnoul
Cora Menessier aka 'La Chatte'
Jacques Fabbri
Gustave, head of the South network
Horst Frank
Major Von Hollwitz
François Guérin
Louis
Harold Kay
Charles
Françoise Spira
Marie-José
Anne Tonietti
Maud
Marie Glory
Concierge
Directed by Henri Decoin

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Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
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Production
Films Metzger et Woog
Country
FR
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