Women in Cages (1971)
- Directed by
- Gerardo de León
- Genre
- drama film, women in prison film, sexploitation film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 71 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman is imprisoned in a corrupt tropical jail run by sadistic guards and a cruel head matron. The inmates endure physical abuse and exploitation, while one prisoner plots revenge against those who wronged her.
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What happens
Women in Cages is a 1971 women in prison sexploitation film directed by Gerardo de Leon and starring Jennifer Gan, Judy Brown, Roberta Collins, and Pam Grier. Co-produced by Roger Corman, it was prominently featured in the Planet Terror portion of the 2007 film Grindhouse. Grindhouse director Quentin Tarantino said of the film, "I'm a huge, huge fan of Gerry de Leon.... the film is just harsh, harsh, harsh." He described the final shot as one of "devastating despair". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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