The Cat Has Nine Lives
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48% Critic Match

The Cat Has Nine Lives

4.8 / 10 1968 1h 26mNR German
Drama

Storyline

In the summer of 1967, journalist Katharina is visited in Munich by her French friend Anne. They take day trips and visit cafés, acquaintances, and parties. In a series of conversations between them and other women, they talk about the chances for female emancipation in a male-dominated society.

Cast & Crew

Liane Hielscher

Liane Hielscher

Katharina

Lead
KD

Kristine De Loup

Anne

JA

Jürgen Arndt

Stefan

EK

Elke Kummer

Magdalena, Stefan's Wife

AK

Alexander Kaempfe

Sascha

AE

Antje Ellermann

Kirke

HK

Hartmut Kirste

Manfred

Heidi Stroh

Heidi Stroh

Gabriele

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ula Stöckl's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Cat Has Nine Lives is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker