Hell Penitentiary
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
Hell Penitentiary (1985, Italy) is a Women in Prison film directed by Sergio Garrone.
- Contents: Fun Facts | Press Kit
- Included in: Chicks in Chains and Mean Muthers: Women In Prison Films
Main Details
- Released in 1985
- Color
- Running Time: 90 Min.
- Production Co: SNPC - Società Nazionale Produzioni Cinematografiche (as S.N.P.C.)
- Directed by Sergio Garrone
- Written by Sergio Garrone (aka Kennet Freeman)
- Starring Ajita Wilson, Rita Silva, Linda Jones, Alessandro Freyberger, Cesare Di Vito, Leo Annibali
- Original Music by Clark Thomas
- Cinematography by Maurizio Centini (English version) (as Maurice Centine)
- Film Editing by Daniele Alabiso (English version) (as Daniel Alabiso)
Plot Summary
- Julia, a medical student, infiltrates a prison to find the witness to what she believes was her sister's killing. In the midst of violent inmates and corrupt officials, her inquiry risks to end suddenly - by her own death.
Also Known As
- Captive Women 8: Hell Penitentiary (USA) (video title)
- Captive Women Hell: Hell Penitentiary (USA) (video title)
- Hell Penitentiary (International) (English title)
- Inferno dietro le sbarre
- Infierno sin salida (Spanish title)
