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House of Cruel Dolls

Original title: La maison des filles perdues
  • 19741974
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.0/10
134
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POPULARITY
32,312
7,563
House of Cruel Dolls (1974)
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A gang of white slavers forces women into prostitution.A gang of white slavers forces women into prostitution.A gang of white slavers forces women into prostitution.
IMDb RATING
4.0/10
134
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
32,312
7,563
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    • Director
      • Pierre Chevalier
    • Writers
      • Pierre Chevalier
      • Jesús Franco(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Sandra Julien
      • Silvia Solar
      • Magda Mundari
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Pierre Chevalier
    • Writers
      • Pierre Chevalier
      • Jesús Franco(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Sandra Julien
      • Silvia Solar
      • Magda Mundari
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    • 3User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Sandra Julien
    • Magda
    Silvia Solar
    • Sylvia
    Magda Mundari
    • Yvette
    Olivier Mathot
    Olivier Mathot
    • Rasly
    Evelyne Scott
    • First Blonde
    • (as Evelyn Scott)
    Gillian Gill
    • Madame Zozo
    • (as Gillian Pascuale)
    Raymond Schettino
    • Mr. Gaston
    Gilda Arancio
    • Second Blonde
    • (as Gilda York)
    Antonia Lotito
    • Mimie
    Catherine Laurent
    • Suzanne
    Jack Taylor
    Jack Taylor
    • Marc Roberts
    • (archive footage)
    Jean Roville
    • Dupre
    Claude Boisson
    • Boldhead
    • (as Yul Sanders)
    Johnny Wessler
    • Accomplice of Sylvia
    Mario Santini
    • Calvet
    François Marcignac
    André Cambrésy
    Claude Sendron
    • Old Gangster
    • Director
      • Pierre Chevalier
    • Writers
      • Pierre Chevalier
      • Jesús Franco(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Goofs
      At 15 minutes: the drugged blonde girl is wearing only a pair of boots when she is put into the basket for transportation but when she is released on board ship she is dressed.
    • Connections
      Edited from Agente Sigma 3 - Missione Goldwather (1967)

    User reviews3

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    Top review
    2/10
    A film of two films - or maybe more
    This could be described as a weird film or maybe just cheap, but when the name Jess Franco appears this should come as no surprise. This bit of Euro sleaze looks to have been assembled from two or more films giving the impression of a girl-trafficking film with a secret agent on the case. The film starts off well enough.

    Magda Mundari plays Yvette, a girl rescued from a brothel and her story told in flashback. This is OK for about half an hour but then the film switches to a Jack Taylor film (the IMDb says Agente Sigma 3 - Missione Goldwather) in which our secret agent is put on the case. Silvia Solar also appears in both films, in both cases being part of the criminal gangs, so perhaps the two films merge - up to a point. Then there is the part on board a ship where some more girls are being held captive. Again, it looks like a Jack Taylor film but is this also from Agente Sigma or another film? Who knows?

    Is this film worth a look? If you like really sleazy Euro sexploitation films then it is a definite yes. Apart from the sleaziness of pinching some-one else's film, there are also plenty of sleazy scenes in which the very attractive girls get naked, both willingly and unwillingly; and also the sex scenes, again both willing and unwilling. These are the scenes that make a Euro sleaze film, but despite these comments, this is a bad film, so only two stars.
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    • Release date
      • August 21, 1974 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The House of the Lost Dolls
    • Filming locations
      • Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
    • Production companies
      • C.R.C. Productions
      • Eurociné
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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