Jailed Birds: Women in Prison Films
An exploitation sub-genre that erupted in the late sixties and continues to this day. While female prison pictures have been around since the 1930s, earlier efforts were usually cautionary melodramas that bore little resemblance to the blatantly sexualized fare of the seventies.
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- DirectorJesús FrancoBruno MatteiStarsMaria SchellLuciana PaluzziMercedes McCambridgeA new female inmate at an island prison is abused by fellow convicts and staff, and her disillusionment with the new warden prompts her to join in an attempted breakout and mutiny.
- DirectorJohn RappoportStarsDolly AbramsJennifer EarlyLarry HunterA pretty young college student is arrested during a demonstration. She is taken to a notorious detention center, where she is subjected to sexual harassment by lesbian inmates and guards, and becomes the target of a sadistic, bullwhip-wielding warden.
- DirectorDonald A. DavisStarsBarbara PeetersConnie BarneySusan FrancisMaggie, a naive sixteen-year-old sent to prison, becomes the subject of a power play between rival cellmates, Cat and Brucie, over which one will be her "johnnie." She finds friendship with Angel, a previous victim of the women's pursuit.
- StarsBill JonesTess DrakeNan BealNew inmates arriving at a brutal womens prison are shown exactly what's expected of them by a succession of mean, and horny, male and female guards and other inmates.
- DirectorJack HillStarsRoberta CollinsPam GrierJudith BrownBeautiful female prisoners are abused in a Philippine prison until five of them plot an escape by taking the evil female warden hostage with reluctant help from two male fruit vendors.
- DirectorGerardo de LeonStarsJudith BrownRoberta CollinsJennifer GanAmerican women prisoners in a foreign country. Sex and action.
- DirectorJack HillStarsPam GrierAnitra FordCandice RomanGrier and Haig are thieving mercenaries who engineer a prison break from the outside.
- DirectorJoe ViolaStarsCarmen ArgenzianoAndrea CaganMargaret MarkovHot action and lust in the steamy tropical jungle, as heroines break out of a women's prison and start a local revolution.
- DirectorErnst Ritter von TheumerStarsTony KendallMonica TeuberWilliam BergerSeven beautiful women in a high security prison set the stage for a big bust out.
- DirectorShun'ya ItôStarsMeiko KajiRie YokoyamaYayoi WatanabeAfter being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.
- DirectorShun'ya ItôStarsMeiko KajiFumio WatanabeYukie KagawaAfter spending a year in solitary confinement, Matsu escapes from prison with six more convicts, followed by the guards led by the vengeful warden who wants her dead at all costs.
- DirectorMichel LevesqueStarsPhyllis DavisEllarainoTimothy BrownProstitute Sugar is set up by a corrupt politician. She is convinced of the futility of appealing her case in the courts and signs on to a chain gang run by the notorious Dr. John who performs cruel medical experiments on the people who work for him.
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsIda LupinoBelinda MontgomeryLois NettletonFemale parole officer poses as an inmate in a women's prison in order to investigate murder, abuse and living conditions.
- DirectorEddie RomeroStarsPam GrierMargaret MarkovSid HaigA Black prostitute and a white revolutionary must form an uneasy alliance when they are busted out of prison, then pursued by guerrillas, bounty hunters and the Army.
- DirectorRino Di SilvestroStarsAnita StrindbergEva CzemerysOlga BiseraA woman goes behind bars in order to save her father's life.
- DirectorChih-Hung KueiStarsBirte ToveLieh LoHsieh WangA nurse in a Japanese women's POW camp during World War II masterminds an escapee.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJuanita BrownErica GavinRoberta CollinsIn a women's prison, a group of inmates band together to combat the repressive and abusive policies of the crippled female warden and the corrupt prison doctor.
- DirectorBrunello RondiStarsMartine BrochardMarilù ToloErna SchurerYoung French tourist Martine gets falsely accused of drug possession in Italy. She's imprisoned in a brutal women's prison where inmates face abuse from staff and other prisoners. A riot erupts, intensifying the ordeal.
- DirectorJesús FrancoStarsLina RomayMartine StedilNathalie ChapeA small-time hood brings the attention of the law with an insurance scam and diamond theft, but things become even more interesting when his moll murders him and is slammed behind bars where she faces all manner of electric shock treatments to various parts of her anatomy.
- DirectorKôyû OharaStarsHitomi KozueMeika SeriMaya HiromiA group of juvenile delinquents are transferred to a new prison, where the corrupt staff takes advantage of the vulnerable inmates, and fight for dominance and backstabbing is the inmates' only way to survive.
- DirectorKôyû OharaStarsHitomi KozueMihoko ArikawaKumi NatsukiA woman who was gang raped is sent to prison after taking revenge on some of her rapists. Their, she witnesses firsthand the corruption and abuse the inmates go through, but her revenge is not over yet.
- DirectorJesús FrancoStarsLina RomayPaul MullerMonica SwinnWomen's prison tale, with Lina Romay as Maria who is jailed after killing her father, played by director Jess Franco, who tries to rape her. Lesbian wardens, torture, nudity, sex, insanity and conspiracy round out the formula.
- DirectorCirio H. SantiagoStarsJeannie BellRosanne KatonTrina ParksA band of female pirates go undercover at a prison camp on a coffee plantation to rescue their leader's sister.
- DirectorJohn Llewellyn MoxeyStarsDeborah RaffinLynne MoodyChuck ConnorsDuring a road trip, two UCLA coeds end up in a Southern prison farm on trumped-up charges brought on by a small town sex-crazed corrupt sheriff.
- DirectorKôyû OharaStarsHitomi KozueYuri YamashinaHiroshi ChôAfter Mayumi kills her cheating man and his mistress she is on her way to prison. The hard time starts with a complimentary cavity search.
- DirectorYutaka KohiraStarsYumi TakigawaYûsuke NatsuYoko KonnoNami Matsushima's sister goes missing and after getting too caught up in doing something about it, Nami is given a fifteen year sentence for a murder she didn't commit. She's sent to an all women prison where she's not exactly welcome.
- DirectorLuiz CastelliniAntonio Polo GalanteStarsEsmeralda BarrosHugo BidetMeiry VieiraWrongly convicted for the death of a guard during a robbery, Tininha arrives at the women's prison and is soon the target of a dispute between Rafaela, the cruel and corrupt director, and Nadir, the leader of the inmates, who organizes a mass escape plan.
- DirectorJesús FrancoStarsSusan HemingwayKarine GambierHoward VernonSomewhere in the jungles of South America mercenaries stop a truck which has allegedly loaded fruit. The cargo turns out to be six young women. Apprehended and handed over to the custody of the local women's prison.
- DirectorOdy FragaStarsLola BrahJussara MenezesRoque RodriguesFrau Gelli runs a reform school for young women from wealthy families with social behavior issues. In order to educate them, Frau Gelli imposes a violent discipline, in which she is assisted by two bedels, Kranz and Hanz. Punishments against the students reach unbearable levels, and many try unsuccessfully to escape, until Solange, the most rebellious of the students, after being severely punished, plans a riot.
- DirectorAlain DeruelleJesús FrancoStarsDidier AubriotEugénie LabordeMichael BatesAfter the fall of the Third Reich, all Nazi SS officers ran away in Latin American countries. They created special laboratories to create beautiful women for satisfaction of their sexual desires. The main warden is a cruel woman.
- DirectorOswaldo de OliveiraStarsMaria Stella SplendoreNeide RibeiroMárcia FragaIn a prison, women rebel against the guards' sadism and sexual abuse and decide to run away. Some manage to escape and are chased by the Police.
- DirectorEdoardo MulargiaStarsAnthony SteffenAjita WilsonCristina LayAbused female prisoners at an all-women's prison camp in the tropics plot revenge against their sadistic overseers.
- DirectorErwin C. DietrichStarsKarine GambierBrigitte LahaieNadine PascalDelinquent women are shipped to an island prison run by the sadistic warden Carla. Forced into situations of sexual perversion and violence and torture, the prisoners band together to try to overthrow Carla and escape the island.
- DirectorGregory GoodellStarsLinda HaynesGeoffrey LewisEllen TravoltaA demented prison doctor performs gruesome shock therapy experiments on inmates.
- DirectorEdoardo MulargiaStarsAnthony SteffenAjita WilsonCristina LayGirls kept prisoner under appalling conditions to dig emeralds for an evil tyrant are rescued by revolutionaries disguised as soldiers.
- DirectorJesús FrancoStarsAjita WilsonAndrea GuzonUrsula BuchfellnerA newly-wed couple in love finds a seemingly desolate place to park the car and make love. Soon, they will face the fearsome warden Magda Urtado's cruel reality.
- DirectorTom DeSimoneStarsJill St. JohnTracey E. BregmanBarBara LunaWhen an unsuspecting woman, who was setup by her boyfriend to carry a stash of cocaine, is sentenced to three years in prison, she struggles to survive against the corrupt warden and the vicious inmates.
- DirectorOswaldo de OliveiraStarsElizabeth HartmannMaurício do ValleSandra GraffiEdgar, a sex trafficker, sends his men to lure groups of women to his estate in the woods, imprisoning them, and selling them. One strong minded woman refuses to be sold and plots an escape, while convincing other girls to join her.
- DirectorTed V. MikelsStarsSherri VernonDixie LaurenSally Alice GambleEight women miners get fed up with their lifestyle and decide to try crime. After successfully pulling off a jewelry store robbery, they are busted by narcs when they try to buy cocaine.
- DirectorBruno MatteiStarsLaura GemserGabriele TintiMaria RomanoPhotojournalist Emanuelle goes undercover into a woman's prison, where she discovers and experiences the abuse, torture and humiliation the inmates are subjected to.
- DirectorCirio H. SantiagoStarsBernadette WilliamsJennifer LaneTaaffe O'ConnellNorth American and Asian women are brainwashed into becoming suicide bombers in an evil Filipino POW camp
- DirectorPaul NicholasStarsLinda BlairJohn VernonSybil DanningYoung Carol Henderson ends up in prison where she must learn how to survive in an environment plagued by violence, murder, rape, racism, drugs and staff corruption and brutality.
- DirectorBruno MatteiGilbert RousselStarsLaura GemserGabriele TintiUrsula FloresFour escaped male convicts seize control of a women's prison and proceed to terrorize the inmates, one of whom is reporter Emanuelle, incarcerated on trumped-up charges.
- DirectorMaman FirmansyahStarsGudi SintaraDicky ZulkarnaenSiska WidowatiA Punjabi girl getting tricked into living with a big time pimp who abducts virgins and forces them to submit to his hymen busting ways.
- DirectorManfred PurzerStarsAngelica DomröseJocelyne BoisseauKonrad GeorgGirls in a reform school are tormented violently by the headmistress . . . until they can take no more
- DirectorAníbal Di SalvoStarsLeonor BenedettoBetiana BlumCamila PerisséSilvia is incarcerated in a corrupt women prison and forced to participate in drug distribution. When she refuses she is punished and her sister murdered. She will try to get free and get her revenge.
- DirectorGianni SiragusaStarsAjita WilsonRita SilvaLinda JonesJulia, 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.
- DirectorGianni SiragusaStarsAjita WilsonRita SilvaLinda JonesA woman murders her boyfriend and steals some diamonds he has smuggled. She gets found out though, and locked in a prison with an evil, sadistic bisexual warden. She sets about planning her escape with some of her fellow inmates.
- DirectorMichele Massimo TarantiniStarsSuzane CarvalhoRossana GhessaGloria CristalThe young, pretty and shy Angela Duvall is jailed for murder in a Brazilian prison. Whilst there she is brutally "initiated" by the other inmates. The nice, honest and handsome prison doctor believes she's innocent and tries to help her.
- DirectorRobert CollectorErnst Ritter von TheumerStarsLinda BlairSylvia KristelSue KielAn American woman visiting her fiancée in West Germany is caught up with a defecting spy and captured by those in the East. After brutal interrogation she is placed in a prison along with sadistic guards and in-mates. As she tries to survive in a world of deprivation and rape, her fiancée fights his own bureaucracy in an attempt to find her.
- DirectorTim KincaidStarsCarey ZurisTeresa FarleyNatalie SavageInmates at a women's prison run by a corrupt warden and her gang of sadistic guards plan a breakout.
- DirectorPaul NicholasStarsShari ShattuckAngel TompkinsLucinda CrosbyA young woman falsely convicted of a bank robbery is sent to a prison run by a corrupt warden. She struggles to survive the harsh prison life, where violent bullying, sexual assault and drug addiction run rampant.
- DirectorTom DeSimoneStarsLinda CarolWendy O. WilliamsPat AstA new group of girls arrives at Pridemore Juvenile Facility, where the brutal warden plays favoritism with a few, and treats the rest like animals. But one girl is not taking this horrible treatment lying down.
- DirectorBruce LoganStarsKaren ChaseSandy MartinKin ShrinerA sexy stuntwoman gets herself thrown into prison to avenge the death of her sister.
- DirectorEric LouzilStarsMelanie CollWilliam J. KulzerJudi TrevorA former female cop is framed by corrupt police, acting in collusion with the local judge, and has to fight her way out of the pen, alone, against tough inmates, and the people in charge.
- DirectorJunichi SuzukiStarsShinobu WakanaRena HattaYûko ChibaThe lovely Shinobu is arrested and thrown into Asahi Female Prison for being an unwilling accomplice in a jewelry store robbery. She's to serve her sentence in the infamous Cell Block 21, a dismal area full of tough, sex-starved women.
- DirectorFred Olen RayStarsSandy BrookeSuzy StokeyRoss HagenTwo women who have been unjustly confined to a prison planet plot their escape, all the while having to put up with lesbian guards, crazed wardens and mutant rodents.
- DirectorChuck VincentStarsDevon JenkinJeffrey HurstVeronica HartA young girl is framed for a crime she didn't commit and sent to the state penitentiary, which is run by a crooked warden and a corrupt staff. A reporter manages to get herself sent to the prison so she can expose the brutal conditions and prove the girl's innocence.
- DirectorPasan LeungStarsEva BissetGigi BoveeEmma YeungThree women captured and imprisoned by a gang of white slavers lead a bloody rebellion, aided by a detective investigating the gang.
- DirectorPhillip SchumanStarsRobin AntinValerie RichardsRobin CleaverA young dancer protecting her mother from her abusive stepfather is forced to shoot him. She is convicted and sent to prison. The inmates hatch an escape plan, part of which is to put on a musical show to cover the attempted breakout.
- DirectorAmi ArtziStarsTanya RobertsJulie PopHal OrlandiniTwo Peace Corps volunteers in Africa are framed and put into an oppressive women's prison.
- DirectorBill MillingStarsKaschaGregory Scott CumminsElizabeth HicksDiscontent leads to a daring escape plan in a women's prison where the inmates are all lingerie clad models and the lesbian warden demands unusual favours for early parole.
- DirectorMike SnyderStarsIrene CaraPeter KowankoPaula BondA group of women falsely imprisoned in an island fortress plan to escape.
- DirectorSai Hung FungJing WongStarsStanley Sui-Fan FungPauline Yuk-Wan WongLoletta LeeJane is being killed in a jailbreak, then she's released as a ghost 15 years later.
- DirectorLeandro LucchettiStarsPilar OriveIsabel LibossartElena WiedermannAmerican tourist Janet Cooper goes on vacation in a remote South American country. After being arrested by a corrupt policeman and convicted of a trumped-up drug possession charge, Janet is imprisoned in an isolated castle.
- DirectorLloyd A. SimandlStarsBrigitte NielsenPaul KosloKimberley KatesAn innocent woman is sent to a Czech prison, where the sadistic warden and guards rape and perform bizarre sex acts on the prisoners.
- DirectorJoel SilbergStarsRebecca ChambersLori Jo HendrixKena LandFour American babes on vacation in the Middle East run into trouble when they are imprisoned by corrupt army officials.
- DirectorKaren ArthurStarsJudith LightStacy KeachChelcie RossBehind prison walls, corruption, sex and power make criminals out of the guards and heroes out of the guarded. For more than a decade, the lawless guards inside a maximum security women's prison have reigned with impunity - rape, sex for money and illegal favors have become the norm until one woman decides to battle the system. Leading a group of inmates on a risky life-or-death struggle for justice, a ten year silence is finally broken, exposing the twisted truth to the world and enabling the prisoners the freedom to live without fear.
- DirectorCirio H. SantiagoStarsJewel ShepardPamella D'PellaSusan HarveyA CIA agent attempts to save a captured princess and return her to her father.
- DirectorDonald G. JacksonScott ShawStarsHeather BakerJulie StrainWilliam SmithJulie Strain is the tyrannical interrogator who commands the dark forces of the future. They abduct an innocent woman played by Heather Baker (Raw Energy) and enslave her inside an invincible steel fortress. Forced to endure mind-shattering torments, she befriends the other female prisoners who commit unspeakable acts in order to survive. Guided by a mysterious spirit of a woman known only as Big Sister, the prisoners find their inner strengths and over come the insurmountable odds.
- DirectorAaron OsborneStarsLisa BoyleKena LandZaneta PolardIt's the year 3000 AD. The world's most dangerous women are banished to a remote asteroid 45 million light years from earth. Kira Murphy doesn't belong; wrongfully accused of a crime she did not commit, she's thrown in this interplanetary prison and left to her own defenses. But Kira's a fighter, and soon she finds herself in the middle of a female gang war; where everyone wants a piece of the action... and a piece of her! "Caged Heat 3000" takes the Women-in-Prison genre to a whole new level... and a whole new galaxy!
- DirectorHenri CharrStarsAnnie WoodGail ThackrayJenna BodnarA sympathetic detective helps reunited sisters (Annie Wood, Gail Harris) out of trouble as they avenge their mother's death.
- DirectorHenri CharrStarsWendi WestbrookBarbara NivenTaylor LeighA drug lord's prison connections make this a dangerous and deadly assignment for undercover FBI agent Danielle Peters.
- DirectorIvan RogersStarsPatty BenderJohn E. BlazierCharlie BritmanNicole Clark, a young beautiful and talented aspiring singer finds that living in a big city is not all its "cracked up to be". After being sexually harassed by her record Producer and then coming home to find her boyfriend in bed with another woman she decides to take a break from "living in the fast lane" and hitch-hikes back to Elwood, the small town she grew up in. In the middle of nowhere, scared, and short of rides, she is picked up by sly and deceptive small town Sheriff Riley who promises her safety and a ride to the next town. Nicole finds herself being a pawn in a macabre covert white slavery ring run by Marta Samtani. Nicole's only salvation now is her boyfriend and Detective Nate Penna, the policeman put on the case after she is reported missing.
- DirectorHenri CharrStarsCarrie GenzelTane McClureNick WilderKate and Sharon kill a man in self defense and are framed by the justice system. They are put in prison and forced into prostitution. With the help of their defense attorney, they devise a plan to bust out of prison and hopefully expose the group of corrupt politicians, judges, lawyers, etc. who put them there in the first place.
- DirectorDaisuke GotôStarsYoko SaitoShizuka OchiMichael HegedusThe women's prison film Scorpion's Revenge tells the tale of Nami, who, as the film begins, is sentenced to life in prison. The brutal activities inside the prison are masterminded both by a warden and brutal inmates. Nami must figure out how to survive in such a brutal setting, while all the while formulating a plan for revenge.
- DirectorRyôji NiimuraStarsAtsuki KatôMiho KiuchiChiharu KomatsuWith the law helpless and the authorities unable and unwilling to step in a woman proceeds and takes direct action when as coincidence would have it one of the murdering kidnappers of a her sister becomes a patient in the hospital at which she works. She is sent to prison for her crime, but that is just the beginning of her ordeal.
- DirectorGlen PitreStarsCatherine OxenbergJeff FaheyLouise FletcherWhen a boy kills his abusive stepfather in self-defense, his mother takes the blame and gets sentenced to a long prison term. The warden is corrupt and forces hot inmates to work as strippers in a local nightclub. Is it a way out?
- DirectorBarak EpsteinStarsRhonda ShearMary WoronovLaurie WaltonA women-in-prison action comedy featuring girls running amok! Multiple Shower Scenes! Kung Fu Food Fights! Mutant Zombies! Evil Scientists, Prominent Product Placement, and Mud Wrastlin!
- DirectorFred Olen RayStarsBeverly LynneNicole SheridanVoodooJessie, a waitress in a sleazy bar, is framed for robbing the place and gets a five-year stretch in prison. The prison is run by a corrupt warden and a butch-lesbian head guard, and the inmates are dressed in bikinis and sent out to work on a chain gang busting rocks. Jessie has to fend off horny guards and lesbian inmates while forming a plan to escape and find the real robber.
- DirectorBruno MatteiStarsYvette YzonDyane CraystanAmelie PontaillerThree women are sent by steamboat to an undisclosed jungle prison called "The Home of Lost Souls". Here they experience the usual beatings, whippings, cat fights and humiliations.
- DirectorAndreas BethmannStarsLina RomayNatascha FarrelManoush
- DirectorToshikazu KatsuStarsChisato AmateYoshimi AsadaKeiko Hata
- DirectorCody JarrettStarsGeneviere AndersonThela BrownLinda DonaSexy reporter Valerie March goes undercover inside Sugar State Woman's Prison to expose a prostitution ring run by the sleazy and seductive warden.