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99 Women

Original title: Der heiße Tod
  • 19691969
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 26m
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4.7/10
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Der heiße Tod (1969)
  • Crime
  • Drama
Off the coast of Panama, there is an island with a female penal colony, run by a sadistic superintendent. When several prisoners mysteriously die, leading to a breakout and mutiny, an extens... Read allOff the coast of Panama, there is an island with a female penal colony, run by a sadistic superintendent. When several prisoners mysteriously die, leading to a breakout and mutiny, an extensive investigation of the horrific events begins.Off the coast of Panama, there is an island with a female penal colony, run by a sadistic superintendent. When several prisoners mysteriously die, leading to a breakout and mutiny, an extensive investigation of the horrific events begins.
IMDb RATING
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1.4K
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  • Director
    • Jesús Franco
  • Writers
    • Harry Alan Towers(screenplay)
    • Jesús Franco(screenplay)
    • Anya Corvin(German dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Maria Schell
    • Luciana Paluzzi
    • Mercedes McCambridge
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  • Director
    • Jesús Franco
  • Writers
    • Harry Alan Towers(screenplay)
    • Jesús Franco(screenplay)
    • Anya Corvin(German dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Maria Schell
    • Luciana Paluzzi
    • Mercedes McCambridge
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    • 35User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
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    Luciana Paluzzi in Der heiße Tod (1969)
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    Maria Schell
    Maria Schell
    • Leonie Carollas Leonie Caroll
    Luciana Paluzzi
    Luciana Paluzzi
    • Natalie Mendozaas Natalie Mendoza
    Mercedes McCambridge
    Mercedes McCambridge
    • Thelma Diazas Thelma Diaz
    Herbert Lom
    Herbert Lom
    • Governor Santosas Governor Santos
    Maria Rohm
    Maria Rohm
    • Marieas Marie
    • (as Maria Rohn)
    Rosalba Neri
    Rosalba Neri
    • Zoieas Zoie
    Elisa Montés
    Elisa Montés
    • Helgaas Helga
    • (as Eliza Montes)
    Valentina Godoy
    • Rosalieas Rosalie
    José María Blanco
    • Doctoras Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Mike Brendel
      Jesús Franco
      Jesús Franco
      • Officialas Official
      • (uncredited)
      Ana Lucarella
      • Martaas Marta
      • (uncredited)
      Olívia Pineschi
        Juan Antonio Riquelme
        • Juan Diegoas Juan Diego
        • (uncredited)
        María Vico
          Elsa Zabala
          Elsa Zabala
            • Director
              • Jesús Franco
            • Writers
              • Harry Alan Towers(screenplay)
              • Jesús Franco(screenplay) (story)
              • Anya Corvin(German dialogue)
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            Storyline

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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, sexual harassment and abuse. When the Justice minister replaces Diaz, Marie believes that her life will improve and her case will be reopened. Marie's disappointed with the new warden and plans to escape. But their scheme fails and the abuse they've undergone had been but a paltry hint of the torture in store. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
            • lesbian sex
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            • rape
            • erotica
            • black panties
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              • Women behind bars without men - What do they do to satisfy their innermost female desires!
            • Genres
              • Crime
              • Drama
            • Certificate
              • Unrated
            • Parents guide

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            • Trivia
              Italian censorship visa # 53649 delivered on 10-4-1969.
            • 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".

            • Alternate versions
              The cinema certificate was rejected by the BBFC in 1969. It was finally released on DVD in 2007 by Redemption with 1 minute of footage cut from the stabbing of a snake.
            • Connections
              Featured in Llámale Jess (2000)
            • Soundtracks
              The Day I Was Born
              Lyrics by Audrey Nohra (uncredited)

              Sung by Barbara McNair (uncredited)

            User reviews35

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            6/10
            S10 Reviews: 99 Women (1969)
            The newest batch of detainees arrives at a remote women's prison. The fortress-like prison is ruled with an iron hand by Thelma Diaz (Mercedes McCambridge), a woman who has no qualms against death or torture. But when a new state official takes notice of the body count coming out of the prison, Diaz must prove her ability and hide the truth. As the powers that be turn up the pressure it sets up a daring escape by several of the ladies.

            "Women in prison" flicks can be a mixed bag. Many offer the usual softcore action (usually of the lesbian variety) and / or nasty torture sequences that often exploit. But "99 Women" doesn't really offer too much of either. "99" is actually more artistic than most of the "W.I.P." films that I've seen and as a result it comes off as a bit bland. The photography is fine but with most of the action taking place indoors the camera-work is not flashy. The acting is pretty decent but the script is a bit "talky" in an unnecessary way. The softcore action is not awfully titillating since many of the scenes are shot in an "artistic" fashion the X-rated version does offer some hardcore inserts but you can easily tell they were added much latter since they don't match. "99 Women" has some style but not a lot of substance. A bit disappointing.
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            • Jul 4, 2005

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            • Release date
              • April 23, 1969 (United States)
            • Countries of origin
              • Spain
              • Italy
              • West Germany
              • United Kingdom
            • Language
              • English
            • Also known as
              • Island of Despair
            • Filming locations
              • Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
            • Production companies
              • Corona Filmproduktion
              • Hesperia Films S.A.
              • Cine-Produzioni Associate
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            • Runtime
              1 hour 26 minutes
            • Sound mix
              • Mono
            • Aspect ratio
              • 1.66 : 1

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