The Black Cat (1934 film)

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The Black Cat (1934 film) is a 1934 horror movie best known for pairing genre icons Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff in a dark, psychologically driven tale loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
basedOn works of Edgar Allan Poe
blackAndWhite true
character Dr. Vitus Werdegast
Hjalmar Poelzig
linked to: Hans Poelzig
cinematographyBy John J. Mescall
countryOfOrigin United States
director Edgar G. Ulmer
distributor Universal Pictures
editedBy Ray Curtiss
filmFormat 35 mm
genre horror
psychological horror
hasCastMember Bela Lugosi
Boris Karloff
hasSetting Hungary
modernist hilltop mansion
hasTheme betrayal
psychological manipulation
revenge
satanic ritual
inspiredBy "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe
linked to: The Black Cat
motionPictureRating Pre-Code Hollywood film
musicBy Heinz Roemheld
notableFor expressionist-influenced production design
occult and satanic elements
pairing Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff
themes of psychological trauma
originalLanguage English
partOf Universal Classic Monsters era
portrays aftermath of World War I
producer Carl Laemmle Jr.
productionCompany Universal Pictures
releaseDate May 7, 1934
releaseYear 1934
runtime approximately 65 minutes
screenwriter Peter Ruric
setInPeriod post-World War I era
soundFilm true
starring Bela Lugosi
Boris Karloff
David Manners
Julie Bishop
Lucille Lund
yearOfWork 1934

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Bela Lugosi performedIn The Black Cat (1934 film)
Boris Karloff notableWork The Black Cat (1934 film)
The Raven (1935 film) isFollowUpTo The Black Cat (1934 film)
Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó performedIn The Black Cat (1934 film)
David Manners notableWork The Black Cat (1934 film)
William Henry Pratt notableWork The Black Cat (1934 film)