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The Wildcat (1935)

The Wildcat poster
Original title
El gato montés
Directed by
Rosario Pi
Genre
drama film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
AP
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A passionate love story set in a rural Spanish town. A wildcat hunter and a beautiful woman are caught in a tragic romance. Their relationship is tested by jealousy and social obligations.

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What happens

The Wildcat (Spanish: El gato montés) is a 1936 Spanish musical drama directed by Catalan Rosario Pi and starring Pablo Hertogs, María del Pilar Lebrón, Víctor Merás and Mapy Cortés. It is based on the 1916 Spanish popular opera (also known as zarzuela or Spanish operetta) El gato montés by Manuel Penella. El gato montés is the first film in Spanish sound cinema directed by a woman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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