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99 Women (1969)

99 WOMEN... behind bars -- without men!

Genre : Thriller, Drama

Runtime : 1H 39M

Director : Jesús Franco
Writer : Jesús Franco, Harry Alan Towers, Milo G. Cuccia, Carlo Fadda, Javier Peres Grober

Synopsis

Jesus Franco's campy women's prison film is worthwhile for genre devotees primarily due to an outstanding cast. Mercedes McCambridge is unintentionally hilarious as sadistic lesbian warden Thelma Diaz, spitting tacky dialogue with exuberant venom in a performance so overbearing that it verges on classic. The plot is standard for the genre, as three women (Maria Rohm, Elisa Montes, Luciana Paluzzi) are sentenced to an island prison off the Panamanian coast, only to encounter torture, rape, and lesbianism. When sympathetic Warden Caroll (Maria Schell) replaces Diaz, the prisoners assume that conditions will improve, but their agony only worsens until they decide to escape. Rosalba Neri co-stars, and Herbert Lom runs the corrupt men's prison nearby. 99 Mujeres was heavily censored in various prints, with versions running anywhere between 70 and 108 minutes. Edits running 84, 86, and 94 minutes are most commonly available.

Actors

Maria Schell
Maria Schell
Leonie Caroll
Herbert Lom
Herbert Lom
Governor Santos
Mercedes McCambridge
Mercedes McCambridge
Thelma Diaz
Luciana Paluzzi
Luciana Paluzzi
Natalie Mendoza
Maria Rohm
Maria Rohm
Marie
Rosalba Neri
Rosalba Neri
Zoe
Elisa Montés
Elisa Montés
Helga
Valentina Godoy
Valentina Godoy
Rosalie
José María Blanco
José María Blanco
Doctor
Mike Brendel
Mike Brendel
Jesús Franco
Jesús Franco
Official
Ana Lucarella
Ana Lucarella
Marta
Juan Antonio Riquelme
Juan Antonio Riquelme
Juan Diego
María Vico
María Vico
Elsa Zabala
Elsa Zabala
Olívia Pineschi
Olívia Pineschi

Crews

Jesús Franco
Jesús Franco
Director
Jesús Franco
Jesús Franco
Screenplay
Harry Alan Towers
Harry Alan Towers
Producer
Bruno Nicolai
Bruno Nicolai
Original Music Composer
Bruno Nicolai
Bruno Nicolai
Music
Manuel Merino
Manuel Merino
Director of Photography
Bruno Mattei
Bruno Mattei
Editor
Santiago Ontañón
Santiago Ontañón
Art Direction
Adolfo Ponte
Adolfo Ponte
Makeup Artist
Harry Alan Towers
Harry Alan Towers
Screenplay
Jesús Franco
Jesús Franco
Story
Anya Corvin
Anya Corvin
Dialogue
Milo G. Cuccia
Milo G. Cuccia
Screenplay
Milo G. Cuccia
Milo G. Cuccia
Story
Carlo Fadda
Carlo Fadda
Screenplay
Carlo Fadda
Carlo Fadda
Story
Manfred R. Köhler
Manfred R. Köhler
Dialogue
Ornella Zanelli
Ornella Zanelli
Dialogue
Javier Peres Grober
Javier Peres Grober
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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