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Women of San Quentin

  • TV Movie
  • 1983
  • TV-14
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
122
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Women of San Quentin (1983)
Drama

A young female prison guard finds out that her first assignment is to San Quentin, one of the toughest prisons in the country.A young female prison guard finds out that her first assignment is to San Quentin, one of the toughest prisons in the country.A young female prison guard finds out that her first assignment is to San Quentin, one of the toughest prisons in the country.

  • Director
    • William A. Graham
  • Writers
    • Larry Cohen
    • Mark Rodgers
  • Stars
    • Stella Stevens
    • Debbie Allen
    • Hector Elizondo
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    122
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William A. Graham
    • Writers
      • Larry Cohen
      • Mark Rodgers
    • Stars
      • Stella Stevens
      • Debbie Allen
      • Hector Elizondo
    • 3User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Stella Stevens
    Stella Stevens
    • Lt. Janet Alexander
    Debbie Allen
    Debbie Allen
    • Carol Freeman
    Hector Elizondo
    Hector Elizondo
    • Capt. Mike Reyes
    Amy Steel
    Amy Steel
    • Liz Larson
    Rosanna DeSoto
    Rosanna DeSoto
    • Adela Reynosa
    Gregg Henry
    Gregg Henry
    • Williams
    William Allen Young
    William Allen Young
    • Larry Jennings
    Yaphet Kotto
    Yaphet Kotto
    • Sgt. Therman Patterson
    Rockne Tarkington
    Rockne Tarkington
    • Big William
    James Gammon
    James Gammon
    • Officer
    Ernie Hudson
    Ernie Hudson
    • Charles Wilson
    Alex Colon
    Alex Colon
    Robert Carnegie
    Robert Carnegie
    Marco Rodríguez
    Marco Rodríguez
    • Ray Ortiz
    William Sanderson
    William Sanderson
    • Countee
    • (as William J. Sanderson)
    Tracee Lyles
    • Marion
    Jenny Gago
    Jenny Gago
    • Gloria
    Mike Gomez
    Mike Gomez
    • Mexican Gang Member
    • Director
      • William A. Graham
    • Writers
      • Larry Cohen
      • Mark Rodgers
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    2dukeakasmudge

    Women Of San Quentin

    For me, Women Of San Quentin was something to watch once & ONLY once.If you're flipping through channels, looking for something to watch & come across it, take a look.It's not worth hunting down though.It's a TV movie that feels more like a TV show that got cancelled before it even got started. So somebody weaved together 2 episodes & turned them into a movie, just so the episodes don't go to waste.I also thought this might be a movie pilot for a TV show, so I dug around & couldn't find anything.No information at all.Women Of San Quentin truly feels more like a TV show than a TV movie.The thing I found most interesting about the movie was the amount & different types of weapons the inmates had.They were prepared for war.Other than what I see on TV shows, movies, what I read in books & what people I know who have actually been to prison tell me, I know nothing about prison but I can't imagine inmates today getting away with all the weapons they did back then because of the way security is now.I also can't imagine an inmate walking & talking with a C.O. like Sgt. Patterson did with Big William without the inmate being seen as a snitch.You seriously have to be into prison movies to watch this movie from beginning to end because at times it drags & drags & drags.Like I said before, Women Of San Quentin is something to watch once & only once.I don't think you'll be watching it twice
    8mls4182

    Well acted drana

    This is a realistic, well written and well acted. A rare dramatic role for Stella Stevens. The rest of the cast is just as excellent.

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    • Release date
      • October 23, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Frauen von San Quentin
    • Filming locations
      • Canon City, Colorado, USA(Old Max Teritorial Prisom)
    • Production companies
      • David Gerber Productions
      • MGM/UA Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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