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February 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
That Infamous "Ilsa" Woman Is Back morePlot:
Ilsa, now a vicious warden, runs a mental-hospital for young women. A girl deliberately "checks" in... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Ilsa, The Wicked Warden (1977) **1/2 moreCast
(Credited cast)| Dyanne Thorne | ... | Greta | |
| Tania Busselier | ... | Abbie Phillips | |
| Eric Falk | |||
| Lina Romay | ... | Juana | |
| Esther Studer | |||
| Esther Moser | |||
| Peggy Markoff | |||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sandra L. Brennan | |||
| Alex Exler | |||
| Jesus Franco | ... | Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco) | |
| Howard Maurer | |||
| Angela Ritschard | |||
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Also Known As:
Greta the Torturer (Europe: English title) (informal alternative title)Greta, the Mad Butcher (Europe: English title) (informal title)
Greta, the Sadist (Europe: English title) (informal alternative title)
Ilsa, the Wicked Warden (International: English title) (DVD title)
Ilsa: Absolute Power (International: English title) (new title)
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Argentina:95 min | Germany:86 min | USA:90 min | UK:87 minLanguage:
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Norway:18 (2007) | Argentina:18 | West Germany:18 | USA:X (self applied) | Australia:(Banned) | UK:18MOVIEmeter: 
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Today, I watched another 2 Jess Franco titles from the Anchor Bay UK 8-Disc Set (which I rented from my local DVD outlet): ILSA, THE WICKED WARDEN (1977) and JACK THE RIPPER*** (1976).
Though I wouldn't say that ILSA is exactly a good film, I was still quite surprised by how it managed to hold my interest throughout. Not that it made particularly inspired use of the various subtexts suggested in the script (the snuff movie angle, for instance, is not dealt with in any depth) apart from its over-the-top, and undeniably horrific, conclusion but it was certainly above-average for an Erwin C. Dietrich production with adequate scenery, an evocative if repetitive score and competent performances. The dialogue of the German-language version, however, was pretty hilarious (the various odes to Greta/Ilsa recited by the inmates, the sanitation officials who arrive for a surprise inspection complaining that the rumors of the supposedly corrupt management inside the prison are unfounded for obvious reasons, they may not have been taken to see the dungeons where the female convicts are tortured, but did they even question themselves why these were forbidden the use of underwear while serving their sentence?!); still, the English dubbing (heard during the interview section of the supplements) makes it sound even worse!
I haven't seen the 'original' Ilsa films but, while Dyanne Thorne seemed to be relatively at ease inhabiting the Jess Franco movieworld, I also feel that her character was pretty one-dimensional and not really the main focus of the film; Lina Romay, on the other hand, has a lot of fun with one of her better roles; even Tania Busselier (in her third and last film for Franco) seems to have matured somewhat and here makes for a creditable heroine (for whom Franco boldly reserves an unexpected tragic fate, though this was perhaps done so as not to involve her in the film's cannibalistic climax).
Unfortunately, this edition was cut by more than 2 minutes by the BBFC: the death-by-asphyxiation of Rosa Philips was evidently trimmed as it now occurs in a split-second; I may be wrong but I reckon that the remainder of the censored footage involved the lobotomy performed on the Tania Busselier character (did they even show this?) as her sudden appearance as a 'vegetable' is most jarring
Anyway, I look forward now to renting and watching another of Franco's notorious 'Women-In-Prison' films for Dietrich, namely BARBED WIRE DOLLS (1975).