Frauen für Zellenblock 9

Mar 17 1978 Not Rated 1h 15m
Action, Crime, Drama

A group of female freedom-fighters led by Karine Levere is caught by the warden of a women's prison, located somwhere in the South American jungle. None of them will reveal the secrets of their organisation or the names of their collaborators in the cities, so they are handed over to Dr. Costa who, after four years inactivity in Europe, is delighted to be able to practice his torture techniques once more. Laverne fails to resist the inhuman treatments and reveals all. The only hope of saving the organization is for the girls to warn the city cell before it's too late. They trick the prison guard into having sex with them, knock him out and break out of prison. The warden and Dr. Costa must prevent them from revealing the practices inside the prison. The hunt is on and it's shoot to kill...

Plot

In a war-torn corner of the dangerous South American jungles, a small group of suspected female dissidents falls into the hands of the military police. Left to rot in the infamous cell block 9, the helpless shackled prisoners must endure humiliation, torture, and sexual assault, as the camp's sadistic physician, Dr Milton Costa, tries every trick in the book to squeeze information out of them and learn the location of their secret organisation. But time is against the captured female inmates. Has anyone ever escaped from the hellish women's prison and lived to tell the tale?

Written by

Jesús Franco

Directed by

Jesús Franco

Cast

Susan Hemingway, Karine Gambier, Howard Vernon

Crew

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Production Countries

Switzerland

Production Companies

Elite Film

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Women in Cellblock 9 (1977) Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
1,167
Average Rating
4.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA