The Cat Shows Her Claws (1960)

  • NR
  • 03/09/1960 (FR)
  • Drama, War
  • 1h 42m

Overview

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.

Henri Decoin

Director, Writer

Jacques Rémy

Screenplay

Cast

Françoise Arnoul's headshot

Françoise Arnoul

Cora
Jacques Fabbri's headshot

Jacques Fabbri

Gustave
Horst Frank's headshot

Horst Frank

Von Hollwitz
François Guérin's headshot

François Guérin

Louis
Harold Kay's headshot

Harold Kay

Charles
Françoise Spira's headshot

Françoise Spira

Marie-José
Anne Tonietti's headshot

Anne Tonietti

Maud
Marie Glory's headshot

Marie Glory

la concierge

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