| The Cats | |
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| Directed by | Duccio Tessari |
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| Story by | Mario Di Nardo [1] |
| Produced by | Turi Vasile [1] |
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| Cinematography | Carlo Carlini [1] |
| Edited by | Mario Morra [1] |
| Music by | Michel Magne [1] |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros.-Seven Arts |
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Running time | 102 minutes [1] |
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| Box office | ₤702 million |
The Cats (Italian : I bastardi) is a 1968 crime film directed by Duccio Tessari, starring Rita Hayworth and Klaus Kinski.
The film had the working title of The Cats. [2] The credits of the film state that the film is an Italian, French and West German co-production. [2] Actor Dan van Husen stated that the film is actually an Italian-Spanish co-production with the initial title being Los Gatos. [2] The film was predominantly shot in Spain, with opening sequences shot in the United States. [2]
The Cats was released in Italy as I bastardi on 30 October 1968 where it was distributed by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. [1] The film grossed a total of 702,781,000 Italian lire on its theatrical run in Italy. [1] In 1969 it was released in France and West Germany on 25 May and 6 June respectively. [1] [3] The film was released on the Warner Archive Collection on DVD under the title The Cats. [1]
A contemporary review in the Monthly Film Bulletin commented that the film was "no more than an updated Italian Western with all the familiar sadistic ingredients" and that "apart from a quite competently staged desert car chase, Duccio Tessari (who showed real flair in A Pistol for Ringo ) directs as though he had never been behind the camera before" [4]
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