Rent The Shadow of the Cat (1961)
3.3 of 5 from 65 ratings
1h 19min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- The wealthy Ella Venable (Catherine Lacey) is the victim of a vicious plot conceived by her husband Walter (Andre Morell), her housekeeper Clara (Freda Jackson) and her servant Andrew (Andrew Crawford). Andrew beats Ella to death and the three conspirators bury her body in nearby woods. They then plan to share Ella's considerable fortune, but they haven't counted on Ella's pet Tabatha, who witnessed both the murder and the burial. One by one, the cat exacts a terrible revenge on those who conspired to kill her mistress...
- Actors:
- André Morell, Barbara Shelley, William Lucas, Freda Jackson, Conrad Phillips, Richard Warner, Vanda Godsell, Alan Wheatley, Andrew Crawford, Kynaston Reeves, Catherine Lacey, Bunkie, Rodney Burke, Vera Cook, Angela Crow, John Dearth, George Doonan, Peter Evans, Henry Kendall, Howard Knight
- Directors:
- John Gilling
- Producers:
- Jon Penington
- Writers:
- George Baxt
- Studio:
- Final Cut
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Hammer Horror, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/06/2021
- Run Time:
- 79 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary by film historian Bruce G Hallenbeck (2020)
- In the Shadow of Shelley (2020, 25 mins): in-depth interview with the legendary horror actor Barbara Shelley
- Cat People (2021, 5 mins): assistant costume designer Yvonne Blake and Peter Allchorne, of the property department, share their memories of working on the film
- Special FX Catastrophe (2014, 4 mins): audio interview with assistant special effects artist Ian Scoones
- Hammer's Women: Freda Jackson (2021, 9 mins): profile of the distinctive actress by academic Lucy Bolton
- Kim Newman Introduces 'The Shadow of the Cat' (2021, 11 mins): appreciation by the critic and author
- Catmotifs (2021, 18 mins): appreciation of Mikis Theodorakis' score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde
- Shadow Play: Inside 'The Shadow of the Cat' (2014, 26 mins): documentary featuring Hammer historians Alan Barnes, Marcus Hearn, Denis Meikle, Jason Morell and Jonathan Rigby
- Double-bill TV spot
- Image galleries: promotional and publicity material
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
