5 Movies Directed by Jacques Tourneur

Cat People

Cat People

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1942-12-25

Languages:

English, Czech, Serbian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

73 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (11589 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Irena Dubrovna, a beautiful and mysterious Serbian-born fashion artist living in New York City, falls in love with and marries average-Joe American Oliver Reed. Their marriage suffers though, as Irena believes that she suffers from an ancient curse- whenever emotionally aroused, she will turn into a panther and kill. Oliver thinks that is absurd and childish, so he sends her to psychiatrist Dr. Judd to cure her. Easier said than done...

I Walked with a Zombie

I Walked with a Zombie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1943-04-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

69 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (6893 Reviews)

Genres:

Horror

Cast:

Writer:

Curt Siodmak (screenplay)

Ardel Wray (screenplay)

Inez Wallace (original story)

Fullplot:

A young Canadian nurse (Betsy) comes to the West Indies to care for Jessica, the wife of a plantation manager (Paul Holland). Jessica seems to be suffering from a kind of mental paralysis as a result of fever. When she falls in love with Paul, Betsy determines to cure Jessica even if she needs to use a voodoo ceremony, to give Paul what she thinks he wants.

The Leopard Man

The Leopard Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1943-05-08

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

66 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (2889 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Ardel Wray (screenplay)

Edward Dein (additional dialogue)

Cornell Woolrich (novel)

Fullplot:

At the encouragement of her manager, a nightclub performer in New Mexico (Kiki Walker) takes a leashed leopard into the club as a publicity gimmick. But her rival, angered by the attempt to upstage, scares the animal and it bolts. In the days that follow, people are mauled and the countryside is combed for the loose creature. But Kiki and her manager begin to wonder if maybe the leopard is not responsible for the killings.

Out of the Past

Out of the Past

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1947-11-13

Languages:

English, American Sign Language

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (21074 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Daniel Mainwaring (screenplay)

Daniel Mainwaring (novel)

Fullplot:

Jeff Bailey, small-town gas pumper, has his mysterious past catch up with him one day when he's ordered to meet with gambler Whit Sterling. En route to the meeting, he tells girlfriend Ann his story. Flashback: Once, Jeff was a private eye hired by Sterling to find his mistress Kathie who shot Whit and absconded with $40,000. He traces her to Acapulco...where the delectable Kathie makes Jeff forget all about Sterling... Back in the present, Whit's new job for Jeff is clearly a trap, but Jeff's precautions only leave him more tightly enmeshed...

Berlin Express

Berlin Express

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1948-05-01

Languages:

English, German, French, Russian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (1882 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Harold Medford (screen play)

Curt Siodmak (story)

Fullplot:

In divided Germany just after WWII, people from many different countries are passengers on a train. When one of the passengers, a German working for peace, is kidnapped by people who don't want his ideas to work, the others must set aside their differences and work together to find him in time for an important conference.

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