Because of the Cats

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Because of the Cats
Niet voor de poesen.jpg
Directed by Fons Rademakers
Written by Hugo Claus
Nicolas Freeling (novel)
Starring Bryan Marshall
Alexandra Stewart
Sylvia Kristel
Sebastian Graham Jones
Music byRuud Bos
Release date
  • 15 March 1973 (1973-03-15)(Netherlands)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries Netherlands
Belgium

Because of the Cats, released theatrically in the UK as The Rape, is a 1973 Dutch-Belgian drama film directed by Fons Rademakers and starring Bryan Marshall, Alexandra Stewart, Sylvia Kristel and Sebastian Graham Jones. [1]

Contents

The film's Dutch title was Niet voor de poezen. It was based on a novel by Nicolas Freeling in the Van der Valk series.

Plot

In Amsterdam, Inspector Van der Valk is on the trail of a group of wealthy young men who go round attacking women for entertainment.

Cast

Production

Sylvia Kristel revealed that the nude swimming scene was very difficult to film. "It was February and the temperature was 40 degrees below freezing. I had to walk into the North sea, very gracefully, I must say. There were six other girls in the shot and they all fainted. But not me," she said. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | NIET VOOR DE POEZEN (1973)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  2. ↑ "Scott's World: Nudity a Way of Life for Sylvia". upi.com. September 25, 1981. Retrieved June 30, 2025.


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