Summary
Maria, an unfortunate young woman, kills her rapist father in self-defense, and is later tried, sentenced, and shipped off to a woman's penitentiary where she and her fellow inmates are subjected to psychological and sexual abuse at the hands of a psychotic lesbian warden.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 38GoodWatch 40
IMDb4.4
Audience score31%
Running time
1 h 21 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −25 min on the typical 106
typical 10681Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Released
1976
April 22, 1976
50 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaHorrorLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
Switzerland
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more15 people
- Lina RomayMaria da Guerra
- Paul MüllerCarlos Costa
- Monica SwinnThe Wardress
- RDRoger DartonMilton Warren
- Ronald WeissThe Warden
- Martine StedilBertha Contrini
- Eric FalkNestor
- Peggy MarkoffPompadour
- Raymond HardyJosé
Beni CardosoRosaria Cortina
Jesús FrancoMaria's Father (uncredited)- FAFrieda Altstadt(uncredited)
- MAMadeleine Ammann(uncredited)
- NCNathalie Chape(uncredited)
- LSLilliane Stollberger(uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Jesús Franco Director, Writer, Director of Photography
- Gerald Cazal Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Christine Lembach Dialogue
Production · 2
- Erwin C. Dietrich Producer
- Paul Grau Location Manager
Editing · 2
- Marie-Luise Buschke Editor
- Peter Baumgartner Editor
Sound · 4
- Walter Baumgartner Original Music Composer
- Daniel White Music
- Hubertus Schmandtke Sound
- Klaus Kunsemüller Sound
Other crew · 1
- Connie Grau Script
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