Barbed Wire Dolls
4.4
“Welcome to prison, Ladies!”
Maria, an unfortunate young woman, kills her rapist father in self-defense, and is later tried, sentenced, and shipped off to a woman's penitentiary where she and her fellow inmates are subjected to psychological and sexual abuse at the hands of a psychotic lesbian warden.
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Cast
17 people
Lina Romay
Maria da Guerra
Known for
Female Vampire
Greta, the Mad Butcher
Paul Müller
Carlos Costa
Known for
Fantozzi Against the Wind
Journey to Italy
Monica Swinn
The Wardress
Known for
The Duke of Burgundy
Female Vampire
Roger Darton
Milton Warren
Also in
The Girls of the Golden Saloon
Golden Jail
Ronald Weiss
The Warden
Also in
Women Behind Bars
Downtown
Martine Stedil
Bertha Contrini
Also in
Women Behind Bars
Slaves
Eric Falk
Nestor
Known for
Greta, the Mad Butcher
Mad Foxes
Peggy Markoff
Pompadour
Known for
Greta, the Mad Butcher
Raymond Hardy
José
Known for
Female Vampire
The Hot Nights of Linda
Beni Cardoso
Rosaria Cortina
Known for
Vampyros Lesbos
She Killed in Ecstasy
Jesús Franco
Maria's Father (uncredited)
Known for
Female Vampire
Vampyros Lesbos
Nathalie Mann
Known for
The Student
Jesús Franco Director · Walter Baumgartner Composer Peter Baumgartner Editor
United States release December 31, 1976 · Produced in Switzerland · Original title Frauengefängnis
Production
Elite Film
Production
Switzerland
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Languages
Original title
Frauengefängnis
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Germany · April 22, 1976
Theatrical
Switzerland · June 1, 1976
Theatrical
United States · December 31, 1976
Theatrical
Spain
December 31, 1976 · Theatrical · "S"
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