Because Of The Cats Daybill Poster Aka The Rape 1973 Sylvia Kristel
Rare Daybill Poster.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 (her film debut) and Sebastian Graham Jones. 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. The storyline of the film was: 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. Thus begins a dogged investigation by a determined detective who quickly finds that their cult-like solidarity can be a serious obstacle to breaking them. Originally the film drew an X rating from the MPAA but was eventually cut and received an R rating to gain a wider distribution.