Hell Penitentiary

Hell Penitentiary

Hell Penitentiary

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Hell Penitentiary

1984

1h 30m

3.9(16 votes)

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Drama

Overview

When her sister turns up dead, Julia (Linda Jones) tries to convince the cops that a notorious gangster is to blame by going undercover as a prisoner to unearth the only witness to the crime. Problems arise when the sexually perverse warden (Rita Silva) adopts Julia as her new plaything and throws her noble mission off-course. Ajita Wilson and Alessandro Freyberger co-star in this erotically charged thriller.

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10 featured cast members

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Ajita Wilson

Ajita Wilson

Eureka Thompson

Rita Silva

Rita Silva

Warden Landers

Linda Jones

Julia Rogers

Alessandro Freyberger

Alessandro Freyberger

Prison Guard

Cesare Di Vito

Cesare Di Vito

Prison Governor Trudeau

Leo Annibali

Helen Johansson

Adriana Giuffrè

Adriana Giuffrè

Mrs. Trudeau

Leda Simonetti

Leda Simonetti

Mae

Aperio Bella Olivia

Aperio Bella Olivia

Creative team

Directed by: Gianni Siragusa
Written by: Sergio Garrone

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