New inmate Marie arrives at an island prison in the women's sector and receives the number 99. The inmates are controlled by the sadistic lesbian warden Thelma Diaz and Governor Santos and ...
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Leonie Caroll
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Governor Santos
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Thelma Diaz
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Natalie Mendoza
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New inmate Marie arrives at an island prison in the women's sector and receives the number 99. The inmates are controlled by the sadistic lesbian warden Thelma Diaz and Governor Santos and submitted to torture, rape and lesbianism. When the Minister of Justice replaces Diaz by Leonie Caroll, Marie believes that her life will improve and her case will be reopened. However, Marie is disappointed with the new warden and decides to escape with two other inmates. But their runaway scheme fails and the three women are chased not only by the guards, but also by male prisoners that have not seen women for many years. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 April 1969 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
99 Women See more »Box Office
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ESP 12,654,873 (Spain)Company Credits
Production Co:
Cinematografica Associati (CI.AS.), Corona Filmproduktion, Hesperia Films S.A. See more »
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(video) (cut) | (banned) | (X Rated)Sound Mix:
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1.66 : 1
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Marie: Where are they taking us?
Helga: To the island, over there.
Helga: [to redhead] What's eating you? Looking forward to your holidays? Three years the judge said, didn't he? I know the medicine you need, and they don't stock it over there. Home sweet home for all three of us. The Spaniards built it and christened it, Castillo de la Muerte.
Natalie Mendoza: "Castle of Death".
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Lyrics by Audrey Nohra (uncredited)
Sung by Barbara McNair (uncredited)
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Italian censorship visa # 53649 delivered on 10-4-1969. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Marie: Where are they taking us?
Helga: To the island, over there.
Helga: [to redhead] What's eating you? Looking forward to your holidays? Three years the judge said, didn't he? I know the medicine you need, and they don't stock it over there. Home sweet home for all three of us. The Spaniards built it and christened it, Castillo de la Muerte.
Natalie Mendoza: "Castle of Death".
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The Day I Was BornLyrics by Audrey Nohra (uncredited)
Sung by Barbara McNair (uncredited)
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This is one of Franco titles that receives little comment.
So I will.
First of all it proves Franco could have of gone mainstream if he chose to. This a competent drama. Maybe he would have if "99 Women" could have received more acclaim.
99 Women is a *tasteful, well-done yet erotic WIP film; I know of no other WIP film that is. If you do please share.
In this lovely but sad movie, in "99 Women" Franco quickly strikes this tone and stays there. It's an erotic drama set on a tropical island, and yet has no lines like "take her to the Playpen!" -like the Corman stuff much later. It plays it straight. It is Erotic but has class. Know Rosalba Neri has a lot of screen time. This film is a must for fans
But maybe I'm glad he didn't go mainstream- I do love some of his later stuff which is hardly that )
*I love trashy WIP films also, but they all don't have to be