''The Cat Shows Her Claws'' (French: ''La chatte sort ses griffes'') is a 1960 French

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directed by Henri Decoin and starring Françoise Arnoul,

Horst Frank Horst Frank (28 May 1929 – 25 May 1999) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1955 and 1999. He was born in Lübeck, Germany and died in Heidelberg, Germany. Selected filmography * ''Der Stern von Afrika'' (19 ...

and François Guérin.Bessy & Chirat p.287 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

and on location around

including

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. It is the sequel to the 1958 film '' The Cat'' about the

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Synopsis

Cora Menessier is sentenced to death by the Resistance in 1944 for an alleged betrayal. After her execution she is left for dead, but is recovered by the Germans who

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her and plan to use her as a counter-agent. They release her to target a Resistance operation designed to blow up a train carrying V1s to be used to bombard

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and the English coast.

Cast

* Françoise Arnoul as Cora Menessier dite La Chatte *

as Major von Hollwitz * François Guérin as Louis * Harold Kay as Charles * Françoise Spira as Marie-José * Jacques Fabbri as Gustave - le chef du réseau Sud * Bernard La Jarrige as Dalmier dit Athos * Michel Jourdan as Tonio * Anne Tonietti as Maud * Chris Van Loosen as Clara *

Gérard Darrieu Gérard Darrieu (1925–2004) was a French actor. Selected filmography *1950: ''Three Telegrams'' (directed by Henri Decoin) - Jeune dragueur *1951: '' Juliette, or Key of Dreams'' - Un prisonnier (uncredited) *1951: ''Boîte de nuit'' - Le g ...

as Jean-Lou * Jean-Pierre Zola as Un officier allemand * France Asselin as Madame Buisson *

Liliane Patrick Liliane is a given name for women, most often used where French is spoken, a variant of Lillian and Lily, associated with the flower name Lily, genus Lilium. People with this name *Liliane Ackermann (1938–2007), French writer of a Jewish fami ...

as La secrétaire de Dalmier *

Ginette Pigeon Ginette may refer to: Music * "Ginette", a song by Têtes Raides. * "Ginette", a song by Beau Dommage. People * Ginette Leclerc (1912–1992), French actress * Ginette Mathiot (born 1946), French chef * Ginette Moulin Ginette Moulin (born Febr ...

as L'infirmière allemande * Anna Gaylor as Mademoiselle Lepage - l'assistante sociale * Albert Médina as Le patron du restaurant * Gabriel Gobin as Le conducteur de la locomotive *

Jean Berton Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jea ...

as Le cheminot résistant * Robert Berri as Le chauffeur du camion lors de l'accident simulé * Robert Le Fort as Un cheminot * Albert Michel as Un cheminot * Georges Atlas as Le barman * Marie Glory as La concierge *

Werner Peters Werner Peters (7 July 1918 – 30 March 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in 102 films between 1947 and 1971. Biography Peters was born in Werlitzsch, Kreis Delitzsch, Prussian Saxony, and died of a heart attack on a promotion tou ...

as Le général allemand

References

Bibliography

* Maurice Bessy & Raymond Chirat. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1956-1960''. Pygmalion, 1990.

External links

* 1960s war drama films French war drama films 1960 films 1960s French-language films Films directed by Henri Decoin French World War II films 1960 drama films Films scored by Joseph Kosma Films about the French Resistance 1960s French films French sequel films Films shot at Billancourt Studios Films set in Paris Films shot in Paris {{1960s-France-film-stub