Escape from Women's Prison

Four female convicts break out of prison, and during their escape they take hostage a bus full of young female tennis players. They drive the bus to the house of the judge who originally sent them to prison, where--since this is after all a women-in-prison picture--the hostages undergo various forms of physical and sexual abuse in various degrees of nudity.

Directed by Giovanni Brusadori, Escape from Women's Prison leans on a strong ensemble — Lilli Carati, Ines Pellegrini, Marina Daunia — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1978.