The Shadow of the Cat (1961)

1961 · Feature film · 79 min · dir. John Gilling

Was it supernatural force or psychotic compulsion . . . that drove five maddened murderers to destroy themselves ?

• Horror
• Thriller

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Synopsis

Tabitha, once the placid, gentle and devoted pet, adopts all the characteristics of a ferocious, wild animal following the murder of her mistress. The three guilty people are all trapped by the cat's power and each will come to untimely deaths of horrific proportions without anyone being able to solve the mystery that surrounds their brutal death.

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Details

Director

John Gilling

Writer

George Baxt

Composer

Míkis Theodorakis

Cinematography

Arthur Grant

Studio

Hammer Film Productions, BHP

Released

1961-05-01

Running time

79 minutes

Cast & crew

• John Gilling Director
• André Morell
• Barbara Shelley
• William Lucas
• Freda Jackson
• Conrad Phillips
• Richard Warner
• Vanda Godsell
• Alan Wheatley

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