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The Cat Shows Her Claws (1960)

The Cat Shows Her Claws poster
Original title
La chatte sort ses griffes
Directed by
Henri Decoin
Genre
drama film, spy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a group of French Resistance fighters works against the German occupation in Paris. The story follows their dangerous missions and personal sacrifices as they try to undermine the enemy.

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What happens

The Cat Shows Her Claws (French: La chatte sort ses griffes) is a 1960 French war drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Françoise Arnoul, Horst Frank and François Guérin. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around Paris including Montmartre. It is the sequel to the 1958 film The Cat about the French Resistance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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