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Women in Cell Block 7

Original title: Diario segreto da un carcere femminile
  • 1973
  • 16+
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
270
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Women in Cell Block 7 (1973)
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A woman goes behind bars in order to save her father's life.A woman goes behind bars in order to save her father's life.A woman goes behind bars in order to save her father's life.

  • Director
    • Rino Di Silvestro
  • Writer
    • Rino Di Silvestro
  • Stars
    • Anita Strindberg
    • Eva Czemerys
    • Olga Bisera
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    270
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rino Di Silvestro
    • Writer
      • Rino Di Silvestro
    • Stars
      • Anita Strindberg
      • Eva Czemerys
      • Olga Bisera
    • 6User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Women in Cell Block 7 (1973)
    Women in Cell Block 7 (1973)
    Anita Strindberg in Women in Cell Block 7 (1973)
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    Women in Cell Block 7 (1973)
    Eva Czemerys, Anita Strindberg, and Paola Senatore in Women in Cell Block 7 (1973)

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    Anita Strindberg
    Anita Strindberg
    • Lily Musumeci
    Eva Czemerys
    Eva Czemerys
    • 'Mammasantissima'
    Olga Bisera
    • Gerda - the Chief Matron
    Jenny Tamburi
    Jenny Tamburi
    • Daniela Vinci
    Valeria Fabrizi
    • Prisoner from Rome
    Cristina Gaioni
    Cristina Gaioni
    • Religious prisoner
    Maria Pia Luzi
    • Gisa
    • (as Jane Avril)
    Paola Senatore
    Paola Senatore
    • 'Mammasantissima' lover
    Gabriella Giorgelli
    Gabriella Giorgelli
    • Prisoner from Bologna
    Bedy Moratti
    • Pyromaniac
    Umberto Raho
    Umberto Raho
    • Daniela's lawyer
    Massimo Serato
    Massimo Serato
    • Prison Director
    Roger Browne
    Roger Browne
    • Inspector Weil
    Annie Carol Edel
    Annie Carol Edel
      Franco Fantasia
      • Chief-inspector
      Carlo Gentili
      Carlo Gentili
      • Police Commissioner
      Giulio Maculani
      • Carmelo Musumeci
      Elisa Mainardi
      Elisa Mainardi
      • Prison Matron
      • Director
        • Rino Di Silvestro
      • Writer
        • Rino Di Silvestro
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      • Trivia
        The film carried many titles all over the world. Most of them dealt with crime, violence, heroin, and sex. Censorship in many countries progressed strongly towards a number of scenes of intrusive character.
      • Connections
        Featured in Trailer War (2012)
      • Soundtracks
        Lettera da un carcere femminile
        Written by P. Lepore and Franco Bixio

        Performed by Malia Rocco

        Courtesy of It. Dischi Italia Edizioni

      User reviews6

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      3/10
      Paragon video strikes again
      I just watched this movie put out by Paragon Video (usually hit or miss with Paragon, always low budget) and I gave it a 3/10. There are some really amazing car chase scenes where guys are driving through back alleys in Europe full speed with about a foot on either side of the car and they seem to be doing an awesome job at it! I was really impressed.

      Those Europeans know how to drive!

      Other than that, the first half hour of the movie is full of "lesbian" scenes", (more like horny guy fantasy lesbian scenes) that seem to go on forever. I got bored. But after the endless lovemaking, the movie KIND OF gets ok.

      It is about a woman who got framed to carry drugs in the car that she knew nothing about. She gets sent to women's prison and people try to make her "talk" all the time, but she doesn't have the info they want. Then there's another lady there who's father is mixed up in the deal and this lady wants the other girl to talk, too. But she goes about it in a much nicer way.

      There is, of course, the lesbian prison guard who acts really tough and tries to spy on naked women. There's the tough girl who knows all the stuff that goes down in the prison and tries to be friends with everyone for her benefit. She, also, is very sexually frustrated and wants to get with everyone. There seems to be a lot of sexually frustrated women in this prison. One fakes being sick to go to the male doctor so she can get it on with him.

      This is not why I sort of liked the movie. I just thought it had an interesting story. I liked the "protest rally" where everyone chanted already-known demands to the warden about how their bathrooms are dirty and the prison guards are mean. There is a really funny scene where some women are eating chicken rather fiercely. The makeup on the girl that was framed ends up looking really gross by the end. Her eyes are totally red and it looks rather disturbing. There is a long gun chase scene that got boring real fast. Bascially this movie is pretty predictable and just good for cheap thrills.

      If you like exaggerated tough women, you will like this movie. It's your basic "women in prison" movie.
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      • ethylester
      • Apr 17, 2003

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      • Release date
        • July 5, 1973 (Italy)
      • Countries of origin
        • Italy
        • United States
      • Language
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • Journal secret d'une prison de femmes
      • Production companies
        • Angry Film
        • Aquarius Film
        • Overseas Film Company
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 40 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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