The Big Doll House
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1h 34m
Directed by Jack Hill | 95 mins | 1971
The Corman-produced women-in-prison classic was the breakthrough for action stylist Hill and his future star Pam Grier (later in "Coffy" and "Foxy Brown," here also singing the theme song). A hubby-killing new arrival (Judy Brown) at a Manila prison triggers sleazy fights and finally a break-out uprising against the sadistic guards lead by “Miss Dietrich.”
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