''Escape from Hell'' (also known as ''Hell Prison'', ''I'm Coming Your Way'' and ''Femmine infernali'') is a 1980 Italian

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film distributed by

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. The film belongs to the women in prison subgenre. While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film (titled ''Hell Prison'') was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the

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during the

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panic.

Plot

A group of abused, scantily-clad female prisoners devise a plan to rebel against their oppressors and escape from their penitentiary.

Cast

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- Doctor Farrell *

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- Zaira * Cristina Lay - Vivienne *

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- Katie *

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- The Warden * Serafino Profumo - Martinez *

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- Mary (credited as Maite Nicott) * Yael Forti - Marika * Zaira Zoccheddu - Lucy *

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- Female inmate 1 * Angela Martinelli - Female inmate 2 *

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- Luis *

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- Marie Antoinette, the madwoman * Robert Spafford - Martinez (voice) (uncredited)

Censorship in Britain

When submitted for cinema release in Britain in December 1980 under the title ''Escape From Hell'' the

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refused it a certificate. The following year a heavily edited version, retitled ''I'm Coming Your Way'' and running 66 minutes, was passed without further cuts. It was later submitted for

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in 1988, now retitled ''Hell Prison'' and in its complete form, and received 3 mins 46 secs of cuts to scenes of sexual violence.

Home video

The film was released on a double DVD pack with ''Lust For Freedom'', under the title "Nymphos Behind Bars 2 Pack".

References

External links

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1980 films Italian independent films Troma Entertainment films Women in prison films Films directed by Edoardo Mulargia Films scored by Marcello Giombini Italian erotic thriller films 1980 independent films 1980s Italian-language films 1980s Italian films {{erotic-thriller-film-stub Video nasties