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directed by Lee Frost (credited as R.L. Frost) and written by Wes Bishop and Bob Cresse, the latter of whom also portrays a sadistic camp commandant.

Plot

Two American

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officers volunteer to enter a

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undercover to gain information from, and possibly rescue, Martha Grossman, a Jewish scientist. The female inmates serve as sex slaves for German officers and are subjected to humiliating treatment, torture and rape. When the two female agents learn that their target is being held in solitary detention, one of them arranges to be punished so that she can make contact. This leads to Lt. Harman being stripped and strung up by her wrists. The target uses her body to free Harman, and they attempt their escape. The escape plan ends in a climactic battle.

Cast

* Maria Lease as WAC Lt. Linda Harman * Kathy Williams as WAC Lt. Grace Freeman * Bob Cresse as Commandant * Phil Poth * John Aiderman as Capt. Robert Calais * Carolyn Appleby as Blonde prisoner * Dave Friedman as Col. Max Kemp * Bruce Kimball as Sgt. Klaus Müller * Rod Wilmouth as Col. Karl Müller * Rodger Steel as Gen. Erich von Hamer * Natasha Steel * Patricia Roddy * Lee Frost (''uncredited'') as Taxi driver

Reception

''Love Camp 7'' is regarded as a

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because it represents the beginning of a fashion for

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s about

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in the 1970s, such as ''

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'' (1971) and ''

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'' (1972), both of which made

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a recognizable name in the genre. It is also the first in the

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(or Nazisploitation) genre of concentration camp movies, including '' Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS'' (1974)–which was produced by

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and led to several sequels with

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as the titular character–and the Italian ''

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'' (1977) and ''

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'' (1977), the latter of which helped launch

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's showbusiness career. It was declined a video certificate by the

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in 2002 and by the New Zealand Office of Film & Literature Classification. The BBFC upheld their rejection of the film when it was submitted for a certificate for streaming in 2020. It was originally banned in Australia, before passing several times in a modified version with an R18+ rating. It was finally passed uncut in 2005.

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The Bad Movie Report: ''Love Camp 7''
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