The Cat Shows Her Claws

The Cat Shows Her Claws

1960 · 102 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, War

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.

Directed by Henri Decoin · Written by Jacques Rémy

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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
Chris Van Loosen Clara
Michel Jourdan Tonio
Gérard Darrieu Jean-Lou
Bernard Lajarrige Dalmier aka 'Athos'

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