Frauengefängnis

Frauengefängnis
US theatrical release poster
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
Release dates	23 April 1976 (1976-04-23) (West Germany)
Running time	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.

Plot

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.

Cast

• Lina Romay ... Maria da Guerra
• Monica Swinn ... The Wardress (as Monika Swinn)
• Paul Muller ... Carlos Costa (as Paul Müller)
• Ramon Ardid (Raymond Hardy) ... José (as Ray Hardy)
• Roger Darton ... Milton Warren
• Ronald Weiss ... The Warden
• Martine Stedil ... Bertha Contrini
• Eric Falk ... Nestor
• Peggy Markoff ... Pompadour (as Peggy Markhoff)
• Nathalie Mann
• Denis Torre
• Jesús Franco ... Maria's Father (uncredited)
• Beni Cardoso ... Rosaria Cortina

External links

• Barbed Wire Dolls at IMDb