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Barbed Wire Dolls

Original title: Frauengefängnis
  • 19761976
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
1.4K
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Barbed Wire Dolls (1976)
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Women's prison tale, with Lina Romay as Maria who is jailed after killing her father, played by director Jess Franco, who tries to rape her. Lesbian wardens, torture, nudity, sex, insanity a... Read allWomen's prison tale, with Lina Romay as Maria who is jailed after killing her father, played by director Jess Franco, who tries to rape her. Lesbian wardens, torture, nudity, sex, insanity and conspiracy round out the formula.Women's prison tale, with Lina Romay as Maria who is jailed after killing her father, played by director Jess Franco, who tries to rape her. Lesbian wardens, torture, nudity, sex, insanity and conspiracy round out the formula.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jesús Franco
  • Writers
    • Connie Grau(script)
    • Christine Lembach(dialogue)
    • Jesús Franco(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lina Romay
    • Paul Muller
    • Monica Swinn
  • Director
    • Jesús Franco
  • Writers
    • Connie Grau(script)
    • Christine Lembach(dialogue)
    • Jesús Franco(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lina Romay
    • Paul Muller
    • Monica Swinn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Lina Romay in Barbed Wire Dolls (1976)
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    Martine Stedil and Lina Romay in Barbed Wire Dolls (1976)
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    Lina Romay
    Lina Romay
    • Maria
    Paul Muller
    Paul Muller
    • Dr. Moore
    • (as Paul Müller)
    • …
    Monica Swinn
    Monica Swinn
    • Prison Director
    • (as Monika Swinn)
    Roger Darton
    • Governor Milton
    Ronald Weiss
    • Warden
    Martine Stedil
    Martine Stedil
    • Bertha Contrini
    Eric Falk
    Eric Falk
    • Guard Nestor
    Peggy Markoff
    • Ingrid
    • (as Peggy Markhoff)
    • …
    Nathalie Mann
    Denis Torre
    Raymond Hardy
    • Guard José
    • (as Ray Hardy)
    Beni Cardoso
    Beni Cardoso
    • Rosaria Cortina
    Frieda Altstadt
      Madeleine Ammann
        Nathalie Chape
          Jesús Franco
          Jesús Franco
          • Maria's Father
          • (uncredited)
          Lilliane Stollberger
            • Director
              • Jesús Franco
            • Writers
              • Connie Grau(script)
              • Christine Lembach(dialogue)
              • Jesús Franco(screenplay)
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            • Trivia
              Paul Muller, the Swiss actor who played Carlos Costa, was dubbed by Gerd Duwner.
            • Goofs
              When Dr. Moore gives an injection to Bertha, He jabs the syringe into her buttock and quickly removes the needle without depressing the plunger.
            • Quotes

              [Maria finds a dead mouse under the food on her plate]

              Maria da Guerra: Ah! A mouse!

              Guard: What's wrong?

              Maria da Guerra: I found a mouse here on my plate. Look at it!

              Guard: So what? It adds protein to your diet.

              [Guard pushes Maria's face onto the plate]

            • Alternate versions
              The film was rejected for cinema (as "Caged Women") by the BBFC in 1976 and then passed with heavy cuts under the same title the following year. The 2004 Anchor Bay DVD release (as "Barbed Wire Dolls") was cut by 41 secs to remove shots of explicit sexual penetration.
            • Connections
              Edited into Les gardiennes du pénitencier (1981)

            User reviews22

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            9/10
            Sexploitation at its sleaziest!
            "Barbed Wire Dolls" has to be one of the sleaziest Women in Prison epics ever created.This is Franco's first film for Swiss producer Erwin C.Dietrich and it offers tons of nudity and sleaze.A beautiful Maria(Lina Romay)is imprisoned in a penitentiary run by a cruel lesbian warden(Monica Swinn).She is accused of murdering her father(played by Jesus Franco himself)but the wardress actually did the deed.Once in prison,Maria is tortured by being tied nude to metal bed-frame which is hooked up to electrical current."Barbed Wire Dolls" is as sleazy as they get.The film features incredible amount of sleaze including whippings,masturbation with a cigarette,lesbian sex scenes,rape and a close up of one of the inmate's private parts being penetrated by a guard's fingers.The acting is actually not bad and the film is never boring.So if you're a fan of European exploitation give this dirty classic a look.9 out of 10.
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            • Sep 26, 2004

            Details

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            • Release date
              • 1977 (United States)
            • Country of origin
              • Switzerland
            • Language
              • French
            • Also known as
              • Caged Women
            • Filming locations
              • Castillo de San Fernando, Omoa, Honduras(Main exteriors location.)
            • Production company
              • Elite Film
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            • Runtime
              1 hour 30 minutes
            • Sound mix
              • Mono
            • Aspect ratio
              • 1.85 : 1

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