Seven women from different backgrounds, nationality, age, class, and marital status find themselves in New Guinea, February 1942 - when the Japanese army takes over unexpectedly, and sends them into a war camp in the jungle.
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Title: 7 Women from Hell (1961)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Patricia Owens | ... | Grace Ingram | |
| Denise Darcel | ... | Claire Oudry | |
| Cesar Romero | ... | Luis Hullman | |
| Margia Dean | ... | Mara Shepherd | |
| John Kerr | ... | Lt. Bill Jackson | |
| Yvonne Craig | ... | Janet Cook | |
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Pilar Seurat | ... | Mai-Lu Ferguson |
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Sylvia Daneel | ... | Anna Van Laer |
| Richard Loo | ... | Sgt. Takahashi | |
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Evadne Baker | ... | Regan |
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Bob Okazaki | ... | Capt. Oda |
| Yuki Shimoda | ... | Dr. Matsumo | |
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Seven women from different backgrounds, nationality, age, class, and marital status find themselves in New Guinea, February 1942 - when the Japanese army takes over unexpectedly, and sends them into a war camp in the jungle.
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rice wine | jungle | new guinea | articles of war violation | starvation |Taglines:
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October 1961 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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This movie starts off with women of different nationalities being captured by the Japanese in New Guinea at the start of World War 2 and sent to a concentration camp in the jungle. While there they are forced to do manual labor and are given very little to eat. When an allied air patrol strafes the compound their rations are cut even further. Then, after a guard tries to rape one of them, six of them escape into the jungle. One woman named "Mara Shepherd" (Margia Dean) is caught almost immediately afterward and is crucified in front of the remaining prisoners as a lesson. The remaining five face imminent danger and possible recapture by the Japanese as they try to find safety. Anyway, rather than disclose what happens next and risk spoiling the movie for those who haven't seen it, I will just say that this is a mediocre film in the "Women in Prison" genre which is watchable enough but isn't quite able to convey the horror and brutality women in this situation surely had to endure. There is no sex, nudity or graphic language and even the violence is toned down to a certain degree. But the acting is sufficient and there are a few attractive women, specifically Patricia Owens (as "Grace Ingram"), Yvonne Craig ("Janet Cook") and Pilar Seurat ("Mai-Lu Ferguson") to brighten the screen. All things considered then I give this movie a rating of average.