99 Women
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| Directed by | Jesús Franco |
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| Story by | Jesús Franco[1] |
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| Cinematography | Manuel Merino |
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| Music by | Bruno Nicolai[1] |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
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99 Women (German: Der heiße Tod, lit. 'The Hot Death') is a 1969 women in prison film directed by Jesús Franco and starring Maria Schell, Mercedes McCambridge, Maria Rohm, Rosalba Neri, Luciana Paluzzi and Herbert Lom. One of the earliest and most financially successful examples of the genre,[2] it was produced by Harry Alan Towers as an international co-production. The script was purchased from Robert L. Lippert.[5]
Plot
Cast
- Herbert Lom as Governor Santos
- Mercedes McCambridge as Thelma Diaz
- Maria Schell as Leonie Caroll
- Maria Rohm as Marie, #99
- Rosalba Neri as Zoie, #76
- Elisa Montes as Helga, #97
- Luciana Paluzzi as Natalie Mendoza, #98
- Valentina Godoy as Rosalie, #81
- José Maria Blanco as Doctor
Release
99 Women was released in San Francisco on March 5, 1969 with a runtime of 84 minutes. This was followed by screenings in West Germany on March 14, 1969 as Der heiße Tod (transl. Hot Death) at 108 minutes, Madrid on June 16, 1969 as 99 mujeres at 78 minutes and then Rome on July 18, 1969 as 99 donne at 108 minutes.[1]
Reception
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Thrower 2015, p. 164.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mann 2014, pp. 78–79.
- ↑ Archivio del Cinema Italiano On-Line.
- ↑ Blue Underground 1969.
- ↑ Martin 1967.
Sources
- "99 mujeres [99 donne] (1969)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano On-Line (in Italian).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - "99 WOMEN (UNRATED DIRECTOR'S CUT)". Blue Underground. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- "99 WOMEN (X-RATED FRENCH VERSION)". Blue Underground. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- 99 Women (X-Rated Hardcore Version) (DVD). Los Angeles, California: Blue Underground. 1969.
- Mann, Dave (2014). Harry Alan Towers: The Transnational Career of a Cinematic Contrarian. McFarland. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-0-7864-7982-5.
- Martin, B. (Mar 8, 1967). "Young to Direct 'Mayerling'". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155641701.
- Thrower, Stephen (2015). Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco: Volume 1:1959-1974. Strange Attractor Press. ISBN 978-1-907222-31-3.
