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Because of the Cats 1973

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Status
Released
Runtime
98 minutes
Director
Fons Rademakers
Networks
Filmking, Showking Films
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Topic: Film "Because of the Cats" (1973). Task: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.

Type
Film
Year
1973
Status
Released
Runtime
98 minutes
Release date
Mar 15, 1973
Original language
EN
Origin
Netherlands, Belgium
Studios
Filmking, Showking Films
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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★ TMDB users: 5.3/10 from 17 votes
Episode runtime
~98 minutes
Status
Released
Networks
Filmking, Showking Films
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Topic: Film "Because of the Cats" (1973).
Task: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, box-office, or viewership numbers.
Omit details not in the material.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
First sentence must not contain spoilers.
Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: Because of the Cats (1973).
Theatrical UK title: The Rape.
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery.
Origin: Dutch-Belgian drama film.
Director: Fons Rademakers.
Cast: Bryan Marshall, Alexandra Stewart, Sylvia Kristel, Sebastian Graham Jones.
Release date: 04/01/1973 (US).
Runtime: 1h 38m.
Plot: A gang of six wealthy, well-dressed and well-spoken hoodlums break into a married couple's house and rape the wife while forcing the husband to watch. A determined detective conducts a dogged investigation. The gang's cult-like solidarity is an obstacle to breaking them.
Draft 1 (Mental Outline):
Because of the Cats is a 1973 Dutch-Belgian drama film directed

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Because of the Cats is a feature film with a runtime of 98 minutes. It was released in 1973. Release status: Released.

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Because of the Cats was directed by Fons Rademakers.

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