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Cougar: On the Trail of the Ghost Cat (2019) [N/A]

Release Date:
May 22, 2019

Original Title:
Puma, le fantôme du Gévaudan

Alternate Titles:
Der unsichtbare Puma
Der unsichtbare Puma: Ein Besucher in Frankreichs Wäldern?
Il Puma, uno spettro nel Gévaudan
Puma - Bestia z Gévaudan
Puma - The New Beast of Gévaudan
Puma, el fantasma de Gévaudan

Genres:
Documentary | TV Movie

Production Companies:
ARTE GEIE
CNC
Mona Lisa Production
Ushuaïa TV

Production Countries:
France

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 52

Overview from TheMovieDB

In the heart of southern France there is a fog-prone area where, according to legend, a bloodthirsty creature wreaked havoc 250 years ago. A rumor is spreading again in this legendary place, as eyewitnesses report an animal with large paws and a long tail that crosses roads in a single leap - powerful enough to tear down a horse and leave it mutilated in the pasture. Is the Beast of Gévaudan back? The animal photographer Bruno Loisel has a supposedly more rational explanation. The animal that fits the descriptions could be a cougar, but this species of big cat is only native to America. In order to learn the proper techniques for tracking down the puma, he travels to Canada, where he accompanies a team of researchers dedicated to studying the shy, almost invisible predator. Will Bruno be able to use his findings to solve the mystery of the new beast of Gévaudan?

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Production

Animation:
Bruno Loisel

Co-Producer:
Christophe Sommet
Annabel Gain

Colorist:
Pablo Coppéré

Commissioning Editor:
Christian Cools
Sabine Joertz

Director:
Bruno Loisel
Samuel Ruffier

Director of Photography:
Olivier Halin
Samuel Ruffier
Bruno Loisel

Drone Cinematographer:
Samuel Ruffier
Olivier Halin

Editor:
Samuel Ruffier

Original Music Composer:
Jackson Mackay
Gilbert Grilli

Producer:
Yvette Durrenberger
Heike Lettau
Thierry Berrod

Production Assistant:
Jean-Yves Perras
Alexandre Requintel
Pierre Cressent

Production Manager:
Françoise Rattier

Sound:
Axel Demeyere
Miroslav Pilon
Frédéric Baratte

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Frédéric Baratte
Miroslav Pilon
Axel Demeyere

Title Graphics:
Marie Dominique Paris
Léonore Desuzinges

Writer:
Samuel Ruffier
Bruno Loisel

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