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Don Spencer (screenplay)
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Their bodies were caged, but not their desires. They would do anything for a man - or to him. more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Judith M. Brown ... Collier (as Judy Brown)
Roberta Collins ... Alcott

Pam Grier ... Grear
Brooke Mills ... Harrad
Pat Woodell ... Bodine

Sid Haig ... Harry
Christiane Schmidtmer ... Miss Dietrich
Kathryn Loder ... Lucian
Jerry Franks ... Fred
Gina Stuart ... Ferina
Jack Davis ... Dr. Phillips
Letty Mirasol ... Leyte
Shirley de las Alas ... Guard
Myrna De Vera
Siony Cordona
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Also Known As:
Bamboo Dolls House
Women's Penitentiary
Women's Penitentiary III (USA) (video title)
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USA:95 min
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Director Jack Hill named the sadistic prison warden "Dietrich" after German producer Erwin C. Dietrich, with whom Hill had had a very unpleasant experience after Dietrich hired him to shoot a film in Switzerland. more
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Referenced in Jackie Brown (1997) more
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Long-time Woman more

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6 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Switch off after 60 minutes..., 18 February 2006
6/10
Author: Markmainwaring from United Kingdom

For some reason I was expecting more from this films. I don't know why.

It began well enough with opening credits that stylishly zoom in and Pam Grier singing 99 years (which also featured in the film Jackie Brown).

For the first hour this Corman produced Women in Prison film was a great slice of exploitation cinema. It was surprisingly well made, with good characters and above average acting. Pam Grier and Sid Haig standing out above the rest of the cast.

Then after about an hour the film becomes repetitive and boring. The same things happening over and over again. Still its good while it lasts, maybe just turn it off when it starts too get boring.

For a better Women in Prison film try maybe Ilsa: She-wolf of the SS.

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