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Women's Prison is a 1955 American prison-noir film directed by Lewis Seiler and released by Columbia Pictures. Ida Lupino plays Amelia van Zandt, an authoritarian warden who maintains control of a women's prison through intimidation and harsh punishment, while Jan Sterling, Cleo Moore, Audrey Totter, and Phyllis Thaxter play inmates or other central characters. As new prisoners confront the institution's violent routine, tensions among inmates, guards, the warden, and a prison doctor lead to open revolt.
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How good is Women's Prison?
Women's Prison scores 6.25/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Prison Film category. Ida Lupino's sadistic-warden role gives it genre importance, though reviews place it below top prison melodramas.
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