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House of Women (1962)

House of Women poster
Directed by
Walter Doniger, Crane Wilbur
Genre
drama film, women in prison film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman gets sent to prison after helping her boyfriend with a crime. She struggles with harsh conditions and tries to survive while dealing with her troubled past.

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What happens

House of Women (also known as Ladies of the Mob) is a 1962 American crime film directed and written by Crane Wilbur, starring Shirley Knight and Andrew Duggan. Walter Doniger, who was hired to direct the film, was fired and replaced by Wilbur 10 days into shooting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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