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Escape from Women's Prison

Original title: Le evase - Storie di sesso e di violenze
  • 1978
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
454
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Escape from Women's Prison (1978)
ItalianActionCrimeDrama

Four female convicts escape from prison and take a bus full of young female athletes hostage, and take refuge in a judge's house. Soon enough, the police surrounds the place, but the escapee... Read allFour female convicts escape from prison and take a bus full of young female athletes hostage, and take refuge in a judge's house. Soon enough, the police surrounds the place, but the escapees are not giving up without a fight.Four female convicts escape from prison and take a bus full of young female athletes hostage, and take refuge in a judge's house. Soon enough, the police surrounds the place, but the escapees are not giving up without a fight.

  • Director
    • Giovanni Brusadori
  • Writers
    • Bruno Fontana
    • Giovanni Brusadori
    • George Eastman
  • Stars
    • Lilli Carati
    • Zora Kerova
    • Filippo De Gara
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    454
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Giovanni Brusadori
    • Writers
      • Bruno Fontana
      • Giovanni Brusadori
      • George Eastman
    • Stars
      • Lilli Carati
      • Zora Kerova
      • Filippo De Gara
    • 15User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Lilli Carati
    • Monica Hadler
    Zora Kerova
    Zora Kerova
    • Anna
    • (as Zora Keer)
    Filippo De Gara
    • The Judge
    • (as Filippo Degara)
    Francesco Ferracini
    • Marco
    • (as Franco Ferrer)
    Dirce Funari
    • Claudine
    • (as Patrizia Funari)
    Ada Pometti
    • Erica
    Marina Daunia
    • Diana Brandly
    • (as Marina D'Aunia)
    Artemia Terenziani
    • Betty Osala
    Angela Doria
    • Doreen
    Ines Pellegrini
    Ines Pellegrini
    • Terry
    • Director
      • Giovanni Brusadori
    • Writers
      • Bruno Fontana
      • Giovanni Brusadori
      • George Eastman
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    6christopher-underwood

    only just manages to keep going

    This is one grubby little flick with four girl prison escapees hijacking a coach load of female tennis players. Lilli Carati (The Alcove and To Be Twenty) stars and is lovely throughout whilst seemingly everyone in the film, takes their clothes off at some point, even the judge who rapes the star! Lots of running about and fighting plus the aforementioned undressing to keep the interest but whilst the pseudo intellectual political chat may have seemed 'right on' in 1978 it is a real embarrassment now. We get the odd twist and turn but really it is all rather predictable and it only just manages to keep going.
    6BA_Harrison

    One for fans of Italian exploitation only.

    70s Euro-sleaze movie, Jailbirds, features loads of nekkidness, a good deal of perversity, and a little violence, making it a reasonable way to while away the time if you're into exploitation flicks.

    This sexy slice of shock cinema sees four tough female prison escapees hijack a bus-load of nubile tennis players (along with the driver and tennis coach) and hold them hostage in a large country villa, owned by a judge. The four fugitives spend their time harassing the judge and sexually abusing the prisoners (one of the crims is a full-on lezza, whilst another is a nympho who has her eye on the 'hunky' bus driver), until the inevitable showdown with the police interrupts their partying.

    Jailbirds doesn't hold back on the T&A (with practically everyone getting their kit off to some degree) and features several raunchy sex scenes. Even the seemingly upright judge throws caution to the wind and, in one particularly unbelievable moment, rapes the (admittedly rather tasty) leader of the lawbreakers to teach her a lesson.

    The story is no classic, and the movie is unlikely to blow you away with its technical merits or Oscar-worthy acting, but fans of movie trash should still have a fairly fun time with this deplorable (in a good way) little treat.
    6oraklon

    Mean Italian exploitation flick

    With the undertitle "a story of sex and violence", this Last House on the Left-type exploitationer doesn't excuse itself. A very cheap production with unknown actors (lots of women in hotpants and disco dues and men with greasy moustaches and tight blue jeans... Zora Zerova was the only actor I recognized) and dull photography in brown, grey and orange color schemes. The story is about a couple of female convicts, a leftwing political terrorist and her jaded band of robbers, whores and dykes, who've escape from prison and hide out at a luxurious mansion where they hold a judge and a female basketball team hostage. The schtick being, of course, that its the females that bring the terror and havoc this time around! Highlights include female-on-female rape, the gals forcing the judge to pee his pants, forced dogfood-eating and of course lots of nasty, hateful dialogue! Not the strongest or best in its genre, but I liked it, these nasty Italian disco era exploitation flicks are always enjoyable at worst (and from all the wrong reasons).
    8whipsmart80

    THE MOVIE THAT FELL BEHIND THE COUCH AND WARPED

    "ESCAPE" is a wonderful film from the land that time forgot. Actually it's pretty much a cut-rate exploitation movie, but it's got a lot going for it: sex, violence, some pretty hilarious dialouge, and a busload of nubile tennis players. throw a terrorist, a judge, a nymphomaniac, a lesbian prostitute, and a woman who is obsessed with food and you have the ultimate party movie. Actually, your friends will probably hate it, but for you undiscriminate types out there (and you know who you are) search out this gem before it becomes extinct. Originally on a double feature tape with "Sweet Sugar" at a running time of 70 min. I have the original uncut version at 100 min. (get this one).
    3thegovernator

    Awful movie.

    This is really bad. Awful dubbing, rubbish acting, badly shot, choppily edited and generally terrible.

    I also didn't like the fact that the scummy rapist judge didn't get shot at the end and was allowed to completely get away with forcing himself on another woman! that was a sickening scene and its a fairly misogynistic film.

    However, there are 3 plus points. All of them are the foxy women. Erica (Ada Pometti) is particularly sexy and has a great but brief sex scene. Patrizia Funari has a nice backside which is shown off. And the girl who isn't listed here but plays 'Susanna' is very gorgeous.

    I shall be checking out more of their films!

    However, they were the ONLY three plus points and thats why the film gets 3 from me. 1 POINT for each sexy woman!

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    • Trivia
      The idea for the story came from a newspaper article about a female terrorist in Italy. The producers wrote in the end credits: «In spite of the evident close correspondence with day reality, the facts, events and characters are completely fictitious. The director thanks co-workers, technicians, crew, actors and all those who cooperated with enthusiasm and dedicated themselves in the best tradition of cooperatives, making the production of this film possible.»
    • Alternate versions
      The movie was released cut by 10 minutes on a double feature VHS, as "Sweet Sugar / Escape From Women's Prison" in an English dubbed version by Continental Video, and the same version was released in DVD by BCI Eclipse Company. In both cases, the title on screen is "Escape from Woman's Prison - A Story of Sex and Violence."
    • Connections
      Edited into Sleazemania! (1985)

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    • Release date
      • June 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Im Knast der perversen Mädchen
    • Filming locations
      • Salsomaggiore Terme, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
    • Production company
      • Cinema 13 Cooperativa
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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