Hotel Paradise (1980)

Girls kept prisoner under appalling conditions to dig emeralds for an evil tyrant are rescued by revolutionaries disguised as soldiers.

Director:

Edoardo Mulargia (as Tony Moore)

Writers:

Sergio Chiusi (story), Sergio Chiusi (screenplay)

Stars:

Anthony Steffen, Ajita Wilson, Cristina Lay

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Steffen	...	Juan Laredo
Ajita Wilson	...	Muriel
Cristina Lay	...	Maria (as Cristina Lai)
Stelio Candelli	...	Orinoco
Luciano Rossi	...	Jordan
Aldo Minandri	...	(as Aldo Minardi)
Gota Gobert	...	Margo, the prison guard (as Agota Gobertina)
Zaira Zoccheddu	...	Muriel's cell-mate
Maite Nicote	...	Maise (as Maite Nicott)
Serafino Profumo
Franco Daddi
Adelaide Cendra	...	Gilla
Maristella Greco	...	Lorna
Attilio Dottesio	...	Moreno
Valeria Magrini

Storyline

Girls kept prisoner under appalling conditions to dig emeralds for an evil tyrant are rescued by revolutionaries disguised as soldiers.

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Plot Keywords:

torture | whipping | death | escape | jungle | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa #75126 of May 14, 1980.

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Alternate Versions

This was retitled "Savage Island" for a 1985 American release, spiced with new footage of Linda Blair telling the "whole story" in flashback.

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Connections

Followed by Savage Island (1985)

User Reviews

Into it

And I'm not talking about the prison (in general or in particular). No it's about if you like these types of movies. And then it also depends if you wanna dig deeper - sort of. As with quite a few movies, there are two versions of this. You have the regular version and the version were they inserted hardcore scenes (very explicit) to the mix.

Why they did that? There was a time when people couldn't get there hands on (no pun intended) adult material. So some distributors wanted those scenes so they could get a different audience or maybe even play XXX cinemas. This shouldn't be the main reason for you to wach the movie obviously (also it is not widely available at the moment). There are worse movies, but there also way better prison movies. I can imagine the sequel being way better for example

Details

Country:

Spain Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

25 October 1980 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Blood for Liberty

Company Credits

Production Co:

SNPC - Società Nazionale Produzioni Cinematografiche, Arturo González Producciones Cinematográficas

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min 59 min (censored VHS) 67 min (censored) 94 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Telecolor)