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| Maria Schell | ... | Leonie Caroll | |
| Herbert Lom | ... | Governor Santos | |
| Mercedes McCambridge | ... | Thelma Diaz | |
| Maria Rohm | ... | Marie | |
| Rosalba Neri | ... | Zoe | |
| Elisa Montés | ... | Helga (as Eliza Montes) | |
| Luciana Paluzzi | ... | Natalie Mendoza | |
| Valentina Godoy | ... | Rosalie | |
| José María Blanco | ... | Doctor | |
| Mike Brendel | |||
| Elsa Zabala | |||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ana Lucarella | |||
| Olívia Pineschi | |||
| Juan Antonio Riquelme | |||
| María Vico | |||
| Jesus Franco | ... | (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Jesus Franco | (as Jess Franco) | ||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Anya Corvin | German dialogue | |
| Milo G. Cuccia | screenplay | |
| Milo G. Cuccia | story | |
| Carlo Fadda | screenplay | |
| Carlo Fadda | story | |
| Jesus Franco | screenplay (as Jess Franco) | |
| Jesus Franco | story (as Jess Franco) | |
| Javier Péres Grober | screenplay | |
| Harry Alan Towers | English dialogue (as Peter Welbeck) | |
| Ornella Zanelli | Italian dialogue | |
Produced by | |||
| Luis Laso | .... | producer (spanish version) (as Luis L. Moreno) | |
| Harry Alan Towers | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Bruno Nicolai | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Manuel Merino | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Stanley Frazen | |||
| Bruno Mattei | (Italian version) | ||
| Gabrielle Reinecke | (German version) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Santiago Ontañón | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Adolfo Ponte | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Luis Laso | .... | general manager (as Luis Lazo) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Juan Estelrich | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Elio Pacella | .... | sound engineer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Riccardo Damiani | .... | assistant camera | |
| Antonio Modica | .... | camera operator | |
Editorial Department | |||
| María Luisa Soriano | .... | editor: Spanish version | |
Other crew | |||
| Bruno Mattei | .... | director: hardcore sequences (French version) | |
| Loredana Pagliaro | .... | production secretary | |
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Does the world really need all these 'Women in Prison' flicks? The legendary director Jess Franco apparently seemed to think so, because almost half of the titles that fall under this category are his. There's also a lot of variation in this questionable sub genre of cult-cinema - largely determined by how old they are - as most of them are really nasty and exploitative whereas some (the pioneers mainly) are more sensual and emphasizing on the drama-elements. "99 Women", at least the original non-hardcore version, got released during the earliest stage of "W.I.P" madness and thus Franco was still clearly 'exploring' how far he could go with inserting lesbian sleaze and brutal whippings. The later ones are a non-stop series of tasteless sex and raw violence, but this film actually has a remotely decent script and an above-average amount of stylish elements. A small island in the Pacific Ocean serves as a gigantic prison, with a fort for women in one corner and one for men in the other. Female prisoners n° 97, 98 and 99 arrive one morning by boat and they immediately meet the sadistic head warden Thelma and the sleazy Governor Santos. The girls are punished and put in isolation cells for no reason and lethal 'accidents' appear to be a regular routine. Just because so many prisoners die, the government sends a new female principal to the island. She makes efforts to befriend the prisoners, particularly the beautiful & innocent Marie, but the wicked old headmistress constantly boycotts her. "99 Women" isn't the most exciting movie ever, as many sequences are dreadfully slow and pointless, and there's a serious lack of continuity. The locations are very nice looking and the photography is occasionally even elegant, but sadly it's all just an empty package. If you don't purchase the X-rated version, you won't have much sleazy goodness to admire. "99 Women" is incredibly tame, with only a couple of scarcely dressed women cat-fighting and some lesbian experimenting. The cast is really good, though, with the ravishing regular Franco-nymphs Maria Rohm ("The Bloody Judge", "Eugenie") and Rosalba Neri ("Amuck!", "Lady Frankenstein") playing likable characters. Herbet Lom is awesome as the fiendish, nudity-obsessed (can you blame him?) governor. Mainly just recommended to Francophiles.