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99 Women (1968)

99 Women poster
Original title
Der heiße Tod
Directed by
Jesús Franco
Genre
drama film, horror film, erotic film, crime film
Country
Liechtenstein, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
R
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 58 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Women are imprisoned on a remote island where they face harsh conditions and corrupt guards. The story follows their struggles for survival and occasional attempts to escape.

seedyexploitativemelodramaticgrungypulpsensationalistpaced

What happens

99 Women (German: Der heiße Tod, lit. 'The Hot Death') is a 1969 women in prison film directed by Jesús Franco and starring Maria Schell, Mercedes McCambridge, Maria Rohm, Rosalba Neri, Luciana Paluzzi and Herbert Lom. One of the earliest and most financially successful examples of the genre, it was produced by Harry Alan Towers as an international co-production. The script was purchased from Robert L. Lippert. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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