this be a very interesting film direct by a very famous hollywood director and robert wise and the sound of music and west side story and many other famous film . this be a gem of a 1944 film star simone simon and ( elizabeth bousset ) and the curse of the cat people who play the role of a young french laundress who share a coach ride during the franco prussian war with some very important social superior . these so call social superior think themselves good than elizabeth and however and when they forget to bring any food supply on their journey and she furnish them with chicken she have prepare for herself and thing change . kurt kreuger and ( lt. von eyrick ) be a prussian soldier who try to hit on elizabeth and stop all the traveler from go on their journey until poor elizabeth complies with his wish . jason roboards and sr. and ( wholesaler in wine ) give a great supporting role along with john emery and ( jean cornudet ) who come to the aid of elizabeth along with a priest who will not ring the church bell of his parish in defiance of the prussian general . great classic film .