House of Whipcord (1974)
- Directed by
- Pete Walker
- Genre
- horror film, women in prison film, exploitation film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 55 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of young women are lured to a remote house where a strict woman runs a severe prison. The inmates face cruel punishment for their supposed moral failings. The film follows one woman's attempt to survive and escape.
grimtenseexploitativebleakharshdarkunsettlingretributive
What happens
House of Whipcord is a 1974 British women-in-prison thriller film directed and produced by Pete Walker and starring Barbara Markham, Patrick Barr, Ray Brooks, Ann Michelle, Sheila Keith, Dorothy Gordon, Robert Tayman and Penny Irving. The film was Walker's first collaboration with screenwriter David McGillivray, who went on to write a further three films for him. It also marked the horror film debut of actress Sheila Keith, who went on to star in four more films for Walker. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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