Escape from Hell (1980 film)
Escape from Hell is a 1980 thriller film distributed by Troma Entertainment.
While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic.Plot
A group of abused, scantily-clad female prisoners devise a plan to rebel against their oppressors and escape from their penitentiary.Cast
- Anthony Steffen - Doctor Farrell
- Ajita Wilson - Zaira
- Cristina Lay - Vivienne
- Cintia Lodetti - Katie
- Luciano Pigozzi - The Warden
- Serafino Profumo - Martinez
- Maite Nicote - Mary
- Yael Forti - Marika
- Zaira Zoccheddu - Lucy
- Adelaide Cendra - Female inmate 1
- Angela Martinelli - Female inmate 2
- Gilberto Galimberti - Luis
- Anna Maria Panaro - Marie Antoinette, the madwoman
- Robert Spafford - Martinez
Ban from Britain
The film was originally refused a cinema certificate in Britain in December 1980 and released in a heavily edited form the following year.