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of the "

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''. The film was written and directed by

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, and stars

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, Sid Haig, Anitra Ford, and Carol Speed.

Plot

Blossom (

), a buxom bad girl, is the rough-and-ready girlfriend of a radical guerrilla leader, Django ( Sid Haig). She keeps her relationship a secret, but is also quick to start a fight without knowing it. However, when Django's mercenary friends itch for some female companionship, she softens and the two devise a plan to liberate the inmates of a local women's prison, where the inmates are kept barefoot and subjected to brutally hard labor. A woman named Terry ( Anitra Ford), a social climber, ends up in the prison herself because of Blossom and Django's earlier robbery. She is now forced to deal with crazy inmates, gay guards, and torture of the cage. Terry, Blossom, and Django (who busted in by seducing Rocco, one of the guards) eventually come together to face off against the warden Zappa (

Andrés Centenera Andrés Centenera (born 1914, date of death unknown) was a Filipino character actor. He was the grandfather of Filipino singer Rafael Centenera. He appeared in films from 1937 to 1979. Andres Centenera, born in Goa, Camarines Sur. He was the so ...

) to stage an explosive breakout.

Cast

as Blossom * Sid Haig as Django * Anitra Ford as Terry *Candice Roman as Carla *Teda Bracci as Bull Jones * Carol Speed as Mickie *Karen McKevic as Karen *

Marissa Delgado Maria Epifania Garcia Boyle, better known by her stage name Marissa Delgado, is a Filipino actress of American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "Unit ...

as Rina *

Vic Diaz Victor Sunico Diaz'', popularly known as Vic Diaz, (July 29, 1932 – September 15, 2006) was a Filipino character actor who mostly portrayed villains. He was also the father of Teddy Diaz, the founding guitarist of the Filipino Rock band The ...

as Rocco *Andres Centenera as Zappa *Zenaida Amador as Prison Doctor

References

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* * 1972 films 1970s exploitation films American prison films Philippine drama films 1970s English-language films Women in prison films Films directed by Jack Hill New World Pictures films Films shot in the Philippines American exploitation films 1970s American films {{exploitation-film-stub

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