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Der heiße Tod (1969)
Jesus Franco's campy women's prison film is worthwhile for genre devotees primarily due to an outstanding cast. Mercedes McCambridge is unintentionally hilarious as sadistic lesbian warden Thelma Diaz, spitting tacky dialogue with exuberant venom in a performance so overbearing that it verges on classic. The plot is standard for the genre, as three women (Maria Rohm, Elisa Montes, Luciana Paluzzi) are sentenced to an island prison off the Panamanian coast, only to encounter torture, rape, and lesbianism. When sympathetic Warden Caroll (Maria Schell) replaces Diaz, the prisoners assume that conditions will improve, but their agony only worsens until they decide to escape. Rosalba Neri co-stars, and Herbert Lom runs the corrupt men's prison nearby. 99 Mujeres was heavily censored in various prints, with versions running anywhere between 70 and 108 minutes. Edits running 84, 86, and 94 minutes are most commonly available.
Updated May 10 2020
Cast
Herbert Lom
Dr. Sam Weizak
Mercedes McCambridge
Mme Van Campen
Rosalba Neri
La Polak
Maria Rohm
Marie
Maria Schell
Natalia
Elisa Montés
Rosita (as Elisa Montes)
Valentina Godoy
Rosalie
Crew
Harry Alan Towers
Dialogue
Harry Alan Towers
Producer
Jesús Franco
Director
Jesús Franco
Screenplay
Manuel Merino
Director of Photography
Bruno Nicolai
Original Music Composer
Bruno Nicolai
Music
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