Gefangene Frauen (1980)

Director:

Erwin C. Dietrich

Writers:

Erwin C. Dietrich (book)
Melvin Quiñones (dialogue)

Release Date:

September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Action

Plot Keywords:

Female Full Frontal Nudity | Escape From Prison | Fingering Vagina | Island Prison | Lesbianism

Cast

Karine Gambier	...	Carla, the Warden (as Simone Samson)
Brigitte Lahaie	...	Rita
Nadine Pascal	...	Rosi
France Lomay	...	Lisa (as Francette Maillol)
Eric Falk
Will Stoer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Claudia Fielers	...	Linda (uncredited)
Christa Free	...	Claudine (uncredited)
Paul Grau	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Erwin C. Dietrich		(as Michael Thomas)

Writing credits
Erwin C. Dietrich		(book) (as Manfred Gregor)
Melvin Quiñones		(dialogue) (as Melvin Quinones)

Produced by
Erwin C. Dietrich	....	producer

Original Music by
Walter Baumgartner

Cinematography by
Peter Baumgartner

Film Editing by
Marie-Luise Buschke

Set Decoration by
Pierre Gobet

Production Management
Paul Grau	....	production manager

Sound Department
Rolf Alt	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Marcel Just	....	assistant camera
Werner Koschinig	....	still photographer (as Werner Koschig)
Edgar Reiser	....	lighting
Adrian Zschokke	....	assistant camera

Other crew
Alessandro C. Lardi	....	administrator

Production Companies

• Elite Film

Distributors

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2002) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Rex International Distribution (1981) (France) (theatrical)
• Luminous Film & Video Works
• Private Screenings
• Video Search of Miami (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Women's Penitentiary VII" - USA (video title)

Runtime:

80 min | 89 min (uncut)

Country:

Switzerland

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

France:-18

Filming Locations:

Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain

Company:

Elite Film

Movie Connections:

Features Penthouse Playgirls (1972)

Another women in prison flick

I've come to realise through watching this sort of film that I don't like them very much. Caged Women is yet another 'women in prison' film, and like the most of the rest of the genre; the plot is completely forsaken in favour of simply showing nude women. Now don't get me wrong; I love nude women, but I also like there to be some sort of plot thread to go with the nudity, and since this film has only the basic 'women are in prison' theme running through it (aswell as the essential escape, of course), I got a bit bored before the end. The film is good because there's barely a moment in it where the women are wearing clothes, but that's about the only positive element. Director (and writer, ha ha) Erwin C. Dietrich delights in showing close-ups of the naked female body, but it's never very erotic. The director was the producer on a number of trash flicks, including some directed by Jess Franco. In my opinion, he should stick to producing as his writing talents are non-existent, and he doesn't seem to know how to film a sex scene. This sort of material is rather dry a lot of the time, but I reckon Franco could have made more out of it. Overall, this might suffice for people that are really into this sort of stuff; but I can't say I enjoyed it.