99 Women | |
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US film poster
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Directed by | Jesús Franco |
Produced by | Harry Alan Towers |
Screenplay by |
Peter Welbeck Uncredited: Jesús Franco Carlo Fadda Milo G. Cuccia |
Starring |
Maria Schell Mercedes McCambridge Luciana Paluzzi Herbert Lom |
Music by | Bruno Nicolai |
Cinematography | Manuel Merino |
Edited by |
Bruno Mattei Hans Zeiler |
Production
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Corona Filmproduktion
Hesperia Films Cinematografica Associati Towers of London |
Distributed by | Commonwealth United Entertainment (US) |
Release date
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5 March 1969 |
Running time
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90 minutes 98 minutes (Hardcore version) |
Country | Liechtenstein West Germany Spain Italy United Kingdom |
Language | English |
99 Women (German: Der heiße Tod, lit. "The Hot Death") is a 1969 women in prison film. One of the earliest and most financially successful examples of the genre, it was directed by Jesús Franco, produced by Harry Alan Towers as an international co-production, and features an international cast including Maria Schell, Mercedes McCambridge, Maria Rohm, Rosalba Neri, Luciana Paluzzi and Herbert Lom.
On February 22, 2005, Blue Underground released an unrated DVD of the English-language director's cut featuring an interview and talent biography with Franco, deleted and alternate scenes, a poster and still gallery and the film's trailer. Alongside this, an X-rated release of the French version, featuring hardcore shots directed by Bruno Mattei featuring actors not part of the film's main production, was also made available.