Because of the Cats

Summary

A thriller written by Hugo Claus, based on a novel by British author Nicolas Freeling.

The search for the culprits in a case of a violent rape takes an Amsterdam police inspector to a nearby garden city where he picks up the trail of a gang of youngsters from rich homes. Divided into gangs the Ravens and the Cats, they take part in violent crimes and strange rites. The inspector manages to disband the gangs and settle the score with the evil, Charles Manson-esque genius behind the scenes.

Information

original title
Because of the Cats
foreign release title
Cats
The Rape
C.A.T.S.
Les chattes se mouillent
alternative title
Niet voor de poesen
Niet voor de poezen
production year
1973
censorship date
08-03-1973
first screening
15-03-1973
country
Belgium, Netherlands
category
Fiction
keywords
production company
production company

Images

Crew

Technical notations

runtime
92
original length
2679
censorship length
2679
sound
Sound
colour
Colour
format
35mm
acts
5

Resources

Centrale Commissie voor de Filmkeuring (Nationaal Archief; R527)
Johan J. Vincent, Naslagwerk over de Vlaamse film: ('Het Leentje'), Brussel (1986), p. 320
Marianne Thys (ed.), Belgian Cinema - Le Cinéma Belge - De Belgische film, Gent-Amsterdam (1999), p. 521

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