The Cats (Italian: I bastardi) is a 1968 crime film directed by Duccio Tessari, starring Rita Hayworth and Klaus Kinski.
Cast
- Giuliano Gemma as Jason
- Klaus Kinski as Adam
- Margaret Lee as Karen
- Rita Hayworth as Martha
- Claudine Auger as Barbara
- Serge Marquand as Jimmy
- Umberto Raho as Doctor
Production
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]
Release
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]
Reception
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]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Curti 2013, p. 15.
- ^ a b c d Curti 2013, p. 17.
- ^ "Der Portal" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Bastardi, I". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 36, no. 420. British Film Institute. 1969. p. 145.
References
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
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