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Barbed Wire Dolls

Barbed Wire Dolls

Welcome to prison, Ladies!

19764.61h 21m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jesús Franco
Written by Jesús Franco, Christine Lembach
Produced by Erwin C. Dietrich
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Top Cast

Lina Romay

Lina Romay

Maria da Guerra

Paul Müller

Paul Müller

Carlos Costa

Monica Swinn

Monica Swinn

The Wardress

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Roger Darton

Milton Warren

Ronald Weiss

Ronald Weiss

The Warden

Martine Stedil

Martine Stedil

Bertha Contrini

Eric Falk

Eric Falk

Nestor

Peggy Markoff

Peggy Markoff

Pompadour

Raymond Hardy

Raymond Hardy

José

Beni Cardoso

Beni Cardoso

Rosaria Cortina

Themes & Keywords

prisonislandrapesadismwomen's prisondominatrixprison wardenprison escapefemale protagonistwrongful imprisonmenttorturehumiliationdeath

About Barbed Wire Dolls

Barbed Wire Dolls is a crime, drama, horror film released in 1976 exploring themes of prison, island, rape, sadism, women's prison, dominatrix. Directed by Jesús Franco, it stars Lina Romay, Paul Müller, Monica Swinn. 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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