99 Women

99 Women
99 Women
	U.S. theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jesús Franco
Screenplay by	Peter Welbeck; Uncredited:; Jesús Franco; Carlo Fadda; Milo G. Cuccia;
Produced by	Harry Alan Towers
Starring	Maria Schell; Mercedes McCambridge; Luciana Paluzzi; Herbert Lom;
Cinematography	Manuel Merino
Edited by	Bruno Mattei; Hans Zeiler;
Music by	Bruno Nicolai
Production; companies	Corona Filmproduktion; Hesperia Films; Cinematografica Associati; Towers of London;
Distributed by	Commonwealth United Entertainment
Release date	5 March 1969
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Liechtenstein; West Germany; Spain; Italy; United Kingdom;
Language	English

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,^[1] it was produced by Harry Alan Towers as an international co-production.

The script was purchased from Robert L. Lippert.^[4]

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

Reception[]

From contemporary reviews, an anonymous reviewer in the Monthly Film Bulletin reviewed a 70-minute version.^[5] The reviewer found it to be a "Crude women's prison melodrama" with a "turgid script that rambles coyly on about lesbianism, flogging and the kinky pleasures of the Governor of a men's prison", concluding that the film was "all very tame and unremittingly tedious."^[5]

Home media[]

On February 22, 2005, Blue Underground released an unrated DVD of the English-language director's cut featuring an interview and talent biography with Franco, deleted and alternate scenes, a poster and still gallery and the film's trailer. Alongside this, an X-rated release of the French version, featuring eight minutes of hardcore shots featuring actors not part of the film's main production was also made available.^[6]^[7]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Mann, Dave (2014). Harry Alan Towers: The Transnational Career of a Cinematic Contrarian. McFarland. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-0-7864-7982-5.
^ "99 mujeres [99 donne] (1969)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano On-Line.
^ 99 Women (X-Rated Hardcore Version) (DVD). Los Angeles, California: Blue Underground. 1969.
^ Martin, B. (Mar 8, 1967). "Young to direct 'mayerling'". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155641701.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "99 Mujeres (99 Women)". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 37 no. 435. British Film Institute. April 1970. p. 83.
^ "99 WOMEN (UNRATED DIRECTOR'S CUT)". Blue Underground. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
^ "99 WOMEN (X-RATED FRENCH VERSION)". Blue Underground. Retrieved May 9, 2016.

External links[]

99 Women at IMDb

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[towers-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Mann, Dave (2014). Harry Alan Towers: The Transnational Career of a Cinematic Contrarian. McFarland. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-0-7864-7982-5.

[italia-2] "99 mujeres [99 donne] (1969)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano On-Line.

[hardcore-3] 99 Women (X-Rated Hardcore Version) (DVD). Los Angeles, California: Blue Underground. 1969.

[martin-4] Martin, B. (Mar 8, 1967). "Young to direct 'mayerling'". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155641701.

[mfb-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "99 Mujeres (99 Women)". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 37 no. 435. British Film Institute. April 1970. p. 83.

[unrated-6] "99 WOMEN (UNRATED DIRECTOR'S CUT)". Blue Underground. Retrieved May 9, 2016.

[french-7] "99 WOMEN (X-RATED FRENCH VERSION)". Blue Underground. Retrieved May 9, 2016.

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