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House of Whipcord( 1974)

TV-MAHorror
61%
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Only young girls may enter and no one leaves...

Overview

Somewhere in the middle of the English countryside a former judge and a group of former prison warders, including his lover, run their own prison for young women who have not been held properly to account for their crimes. Here they mete out their own form of justice and ensure that the girls never return to their old ways.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Barbara Markham

      Mrs. Wakehurst

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      Patrick Barr

      Justice Bailey

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      Ray Brooks

      Tony

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      Ann Michelle

      Julia

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      Karan David

      Karen

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      Sheila Keith

      Walker

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      Penny Irving

      Ann-Marie Di Verney

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      Dorothy Gordon

      Bates

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      Robert Tayman

      Mark E. Desade

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      Ivor Salter

      Jack

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      Celia Quicke

      Denise

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      Ron Smerczak

      Ted

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      Celia Imrie

      Barbara

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      David McGillivray

      Caven (uncredited)

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      Pete Walker

      Cyclist (uncredited)

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      Judy Robinson

      Claire

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      Rose Hill

      Henry's Wife

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    A review by MoHA

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    Written by MoHA on Sun Apr 19 2015
    I’ve always thought that this film was going to be one of those seedy, underground 1970s sexploitation films with no plot and lots of naked women being whipped left right and centre. However, I’m pleased to say that while it is low budget, with the odd flash of unnecessary flesh it is also quite a reasonable little horror that at times can be quiet harrowing. Made by independent producer and director Pete Walker, it is the first of a trilogy of horror/thrillers that he made with writer David McGillivray during the 1970s. Classed as a WIP (Women In Prison) film, it is definitely a film with a...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • prison
    • countryside
    • parent child relationship
    • sadism
    • exploitation
    • women's prison
    • violence against women
    • prison escape
    • cage
    • murder
    • female prisoner
    • torture
    • model
    • misogynist
    • whipping
    • blind man