Women in Cellblock 9 – Digitally Remastered

Women in Cellblock 9 (also known as “Tropical Inferno”) is exactly what you might expect – late 70's european pulp cinema with lots of nudity and plenty of stylised violence. Noted euro starlet Karine Gambier features in this Jess Franco sleaze-fest – made for notorious and apparently conscience-free Swiss producer Erwin Dietrich, as does the beautiful Susan Hemingway (star of Franco’s “Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun”).This is a “Women in Prison” film about female South American revolutionaries thrown into the clink and into the clutches of the prison’s female commandant and her right-hand man, torture specialist Dr. Costa (genre legend Howard Vernon). Somewhat ridiculous interrogation sessions ensue, information is revealed under duress and the women must then escape and warn their compatriots. This is essentially a parade of nubile female flesh (nothing wrong with that!), but I sometimes wish Franco had just tried a bit harder in general.There is slightly (ever so slightly) more substance to this Franco outing than many of his WIP films from this era. It looks a little “bigger” than his usual exploitation quickies and features a reasonably large number of (occasionally confused-looking) extras. The legendary Howard Vernon delivers a believably sordid performance as a piece of human filth, the women all look beautiful and there is at least some semblance of a plot.The Blu-ray looks awesome but it is essentially featureless – you get seven tailers for similarly off-kilter Franco outings and that’s it. If you already own this on DVD, the Blu-ray doesn’t contain anything new. If you’ve never seen a Franco WIP movie, this may well be a good place to start – just don’t complain too much if you hate it or I’ll send Dr.Costa after you![Note: This film is collectable because it was refused classification in the UK and remains officially unreleased there as of this writing (2015)].

Beautiful women in prison being exploited while naked running through a jungle

The transfer is fairly decent. Comes with an alternate cover without the rating sticker.

I would have given this movie 5 stars easily but the transfer of this movie to dvd was bad. Movie would jump back frames two or three times and then skip forward through out the movie. The movie itself if you can get a good copy is excellent. Women fully nude through the whole movie, whats not to love.

Buy Reform school girls instead. Even if your sick and twisted this is an edited version that doesn't include the scene on the cover of the box. The United Kingdom was right to ban this trash, I don't even want to give it away...

Love classic movie. It’s a lot interesting and many scenes and actions too

A good women in prison film.Exploitation,nudity,Karin Gambier NUDE throughout the film.The torture scenes are bad, but tame by today's standards.

Buyers beware. This dvd is a blank disk, no readable content. And I would send a picture of my Blu-ray players message, but you require access to my files. I purchased this dvd from HARVEST MOON LLC. They want me pay to return a blank disk!? I'll just absorb the loss($18+) and NEVER do business with them again.

item arrived on time and as described.

very happy thank you