Felidae

Felidae (1994)

Francis is the world’s greatest cat detective. And all his nine lives are in danger.

A domestic house cat named Francis investigates the grisly feline murders taking place in his new neighborhood.

Date of release
1994-11-03
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (156)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Animation, Mystery, Horror
Director
Michael Schaack

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Felidae

Felidae is a 1994 German adult animated xenofictive giallo psychological horror mystery film directed by Michael Schaack, written by Martin Kluger, Stefaan Schieder and Akif Pirinçci, and based on Pirinçci's 1989 novel of the same name. Produced by Trickompany, the film features the voices of Ulrich Tukur, Mario Adorf and Klaus Maria Brandauer. The story centers on domestic house cat Francis and the grisly feline murders taking place in his new neighborhood.

Production and release

Felidae was the most expensive animated film produced in Germany to date, reportedly costing 10 million Deutsche Marks, or 5 million US dollars.

The soundtrack was released on a 16-track CD. The title song Felidae was sung by Boy George and co-written by him with John Themis.

It was released on PAL DVD region 2 with Dolby 5.1 and 2.0 surround sound for the original German audio and Dolby 2.0 for the English audio dub in Dolby 2.0. Extras (in German only) include DVD commentary, trailer in German, and a "making of" documentary.

The film was released in the United States as an Ultra HD Blu-ray by Deaf Crocodile on 31 December 2024, virtually three decades after its native release, while it was released in Canada on 11 February 2025. This is the film's first ever release for those markets, containing a new restoration of the film and Deaf Crocodile's first Ultra HD release, though the English dub is not present.

It was also released on the streaming platform OVID.

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