Cats

"The World's Best-Loved Musical! The Memory Will Live Forever!"

1998 2h 0m EN

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7.2

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20%

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7.3

IMDB

★7.2TMDB · 187🥫20%Rotten Tomatoes★7.3IMDB · 6,483

FantasyDramaComedy

Synopsis

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"Jellicle" cats join for a Jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader, Old Deuteronomy. One cat will be chosen to go to the "Heavyside Layer" and be reborn.

“The World's Best-Loved Musical! The Memory Will Live Forever!”

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Cast

Elaine Paige
Grizabella
John Mills
Gus the Theatre Cat
Ken Page
Old Deuteronomy
Rosemarie Ford
Bombalurina
Michael Gruber
Munkustrap
John Partridge
Rum Tum Tugger
Aeva May
Demeter
Geoffrey Garratt
Skimbleshanks

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Mallet
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Mallet, shot by Nicholas D. Knowland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Mallet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Elaine Paige and John Mills and Ken Page carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The World's Best-Loved Musical! The Memory Will Live Forever!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0173714 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

David Mallet directs. Nicholas D. Knowland behind the camera. Andrew Lloyd Webber scores. David Mallet cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by David Mallet, shot by Nicholas D. Knowland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor David Mallet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Elaine Paige and John Mills and Ken Page carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The World's Best-Loved Musical! The Memory Will Live Forever!".
7IMDB entry: tt0173714 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "based on novel or book", "musical", "stage show", "based on play or musical".