Barbed Wire Dolls
| Frauengefängnis | |
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US theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Jesus Franco |
| Produced by | Erwin C. Dietrich |
| Written by | Jesus Franco Connie Grau Christine Lembach |
| Starring |
Lina Romay Monica Swinn Paul Müller Ramon Ardid Jesus Franco |
| Music by | Walter Baumgartner Daniel White |
| Cinematography | Jesus Franco |
| Edited by | Peter Baumgartner Marie-Luise Buschke |
| Distributed by | Aquarius Releasing |
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Running time
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81 minutes |
| Country |
Switzerland West Germany |
| Language | French |
Frauengefängnis (released in the US as Barbed Wire Dolls and in the UK as Caged Women) is a 1975 Swiss horror film directed by Jesus Franco. It is part of the women in prison cycle of violent sexploitation films that flourished in the 1970s and early 1980s.
When originally submitted for release in 1976, the British Board of Film Classification rejected it. It was only passed the following year after extensive cuts.
Cult director Jesus Franco's Swiss-West German production is a women's prison tale, with Lina Romay as Maria who is jailed after killing her father, played by director Jesus Franco, who tries to rape her. Lesbian wardens, torture, nudity, sex, insanity, conspiracy and a downbeat twist ending round out the formula.
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