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

1994

1h 22m

6.7(155 votes)

Animation

Mystery

Horror

Overview

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

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Ulrich Tukur

Francis (voice)

Mario Adorf

Blaubart (voice)

Helge Schneider

Jesaja (voice)

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Archie (voice)

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Pascal / Claudandus (voice)

Wolfgang Hess

Kong (voice)

Gerhard Garbers

Preterius (voice)

Ulrich Wildgruber

Joker (voice)

Mona Seefried

Felicitas (voice)

Manfred Steffen

Gustav (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Schaack
Written by: Martin Kluger
Produced by: Jo Hahn
Hanno Huth

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