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Private Life of a Cat

1947/22 min 1 sec/58 shots

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Alexander Hammid and Maya Deren’s 1947 film intimately observes a female cat giving birth to five kittens and follows their early development and behavior.

Provenance and rights

Original producer: Hammid (Alexander) and Deren (Maya)
Collection: Prelinger Archives
Original title: Private Life of a Cat
Date: 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z
Original link: Open on Internet Archive
Rights: public_domain

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