Women Behind Bars (1975)
"Des diamants pour l'enfer" (original title)

A small-time hood brings the attention of the law with an insurance scam and diamond theft, but things become even more interesting when his moll murders him and is slammed behind bars ... See full summary »

Director:

Jesús Franco

Writer:

Marius Lesoeur

Stars:

Lina Romay, Martine Stedil, Nathalie Chape

Cast

Cast overview:
Lina Romay	...	Shirley Fields
Martine Stedil	...	Martine (as Martine Steed)
Nathalie Chape
Roger Darton	...	Milton Warren
Ronald Weiss	...	Carlo de Bries
Denis Torre	...	Jailer
Frieda Altstadt
Raymond Hardy	...	Gangster Boss
Jesús Franco	...	Bill (as Clifford Brown)
Joëlle Le Quément	...	Cora (as Joëlle Le Quement)

Storyline

A small-time hood brings the attention of the law with an insurance scam and diamond theft, but things become even more interesting when his moll murders him and is slammed behind bars where she faces all manner of electric shock treatments to various parts of her anatomy.

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Plot Keywords:

diamond theft | diamond | insurance scam | murder | electric shock | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French

Release Date:

1975 (France)

Also Known As:

Women Behind Bars

Filming Locations:

Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brux International Pictures, Eurociné

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was one of 72 titles banned in the UK as a video nasty by the DPP.

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Connections

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

User Reviews

So much bush, you'd think you were in a jungle.

This video nastie was banned in Britain and never released.

No, it wasn't for Jesus Franco's propensity for plenty of full frontal nudity, including his own wife, Lina Romay. After all, they have made over 100 films together, and I am sure moviegoers know her as well as he does.

No, it was the application of the old "Tucker Telephone." I don't know if Franco got the idea from the Tucker prison farm in Arkansas, or from Generalissimo Franco, but the application of electrical wires to his wife's vagina and the electrical current was too much for the Brits.

Yes, there is a poorly done lesbian scene (only one), and the women in prison all slept naked, but that gets to be a bore after a while. Mostly people just smoked and talked. Pretty boring.