---
title: 'Cats (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Mallet'
released: '1998-10-05'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cats-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173714/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cats (1998)

1998 · 120 min · Fantasy, Music, Family · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Cats is a 1998 British direct-to-video musical film based on the 1981 stage musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, itself based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) by T. S. Eliot. Lloyd Webber oversaw orchestration and called on Gillian Lynne, the show's original choreographer, to train the cast members. David Mallet served as the director of this production.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Mallet](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-mallet)
- **Screenplay:** [Andrew Lloyd Webber](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-lloyd-webber)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Andrew Lloyd Webber](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-lloyd-webber)

## Cast

- [Elaine Paige](https://cinepixo.com/people/elaine-paige) as Grizabella
- [John Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mills) as Gus: The Theatre Cat
- [Femi Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/femi-taylor)
- [Ken Page](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-page) as Old Deuteronomy

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