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film. It starred Jeannie Bell,

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, Tony Carreon and John Montgomery.

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later wrote, "So why is this cruddy little flick one of my favorite movies? It's the playful execution of a preposterous story that's the key to the film's charm."

Plot

Kelly and Angie lead a gang of modern-day pirates in the South Seas, passing on the valuables taken from rich travelers and shippers to comparably poor villagers. A Justice Department official informs Kelly that her sister Sandra has been swept up in a trafficking operation and isolated in a prison camp run by crime boss Montiero, disguised as a legitimate coffee plantation, and offers her gang immunity from prosecution if they can infiltrate and convey the information that will help them shut it down. When the women penetrate the camp, they eventually recruit longtime prisoner Marcie, and Montiero's mistress Serena, to forment a rebellion and escape from the compound.

Cast

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as Kelly (credited as Jeanne Bell) *

as Angie *

as Marcie *

as Serena * Tony Carreon as Monteiro (credited as J. Antonio Carrion) * John Montgomery as Turko * Sam Sharruff as Sancho * Dick Piper as Murphy * Ken Metcalfe as Barrows * Rocco Montalban as Rocco (credited as Rock Monte) * Bill Baldridge as Captain Montes * Bert Olivar as Navarro (credited as Bert Oliver)

References

External links

* 1976 films Philippine drama films Women in prison films Blaxploitation films 1970s English-language films Films directed by Cirio H. Santiago {{Philippines-film-stub