| The Cats | |
| Director: | Duccio Tessari |
| Producer: | Turi Vasile |
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| Story: | Mario Di Nardo |
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| Music: | Michel Magne |
| Cinematography: | Carlo Carlini |
| Editing: | Mario Morra |
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| Distributor: | Warner Bros.-Seven Arts |
| Runtime: | 102 minutes |
| Gross: | ₤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. The credits of the film state that the film is an Italian, French and West German co-production. Actor Dan van Husen stated that the film is actually an Italian-Spanish co-production with the initial title being Los Gatos. The film was predominantly shot in Spain, with opening sequences shot in the United States.
The Cats was released in Italy as I bastardi on 30 October 1968 where it was distributed by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. The film grossed a total of 702,781,000 Italian lire on its theatrical run in Italy. In 1969 it was released in France and West Germany on 25 May and 6 June respectively.[1] The film was released on the Warner Archive Collection on DVD under the title The Cats.
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"[2]