Because of the Cats (1973)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Fons Rademakers

Writers:

Hugo Claus (writer)
Nicolas Freeling (novel)

Release Date:

1 April 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

A gang of wealthy ne'er do wells rape and terrorize women for fun and force their husbands to watch.

Plot Keywords:

Rape | Detective | Investigation | Rich Kid | Nudity

Cast

Bryan Marshall	...	Inspector van der Valk
Alexandra Stewart	...	Feodora
Sebastian Graham Jones	...	Jansen
Anthony Allen	...	Erik Mierle
Ida Goemans	...	Carmen
Nicholas Hoye	...	Kees van Sonneveld
Sylvia Kristel	...	Hannie Troost
Delia Lindsay	...	Ms. Maris
Edward Judd	...	Mierle
Roger Hammond	...	Maris
Derek Hart	...	Kieft
Guido de Moor	...	Marcousis
Lous Hensen	...	Mevr. Van Sonneveld
George Baker	...	Boersma
Liliane Vincent	...	Mevrouw Kieft

Also Known As:

Niet voor de poezen (Belgium: Flemish title) (Netherlands)
The Rape (Europe: English title) (video title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Netherlands | Belgium

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Norway:18 | USA:R (edited for re-rating) (1974) | USA:X (original rating) | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Filmking

an effective, intelligent and well made thriller.

this is an interesting, little known and entertaining film about a dutch cop on the trail of a nasty group of rapists. certain scenes are not for the squemish particularly the opening brutal gang rape which even by todays standards is pretty strong. this caused censorship problems for the film makers when it was originally released way back in the 70s and understandably detracts alot of viewers. if ever the term 'cult movie' deserved to be tagged on a european co-production then this is it! highly recommended but do try and see an uncut version.