Ilsa, the Wicked Warden

Ilsa, the Wicked Warden
Ilsa, the Wicked Warden
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jess Franco
Written by	Erwin C. Dietrich; Jess Franco;
Produced by	Erwin C. Dietrich
Starring	Dyanne Thorne; Lina Romay;
Cinematography	Ruedi Küttel
Music by	Walter Baumgartner
Production; company	Elite Film
Release date	1977;
Running time	85 minutes
Countries	Canada; Switzerland; West Germany;
Language	English

Ilsa, the Wicked Warden (originally released as Greta: Haus Ohne Männer, and also known as Greta, the Mad Butcher, Ilsa: Absolute Power, and Wanda, the Wicked Warden) is a 1977 Canadian sexploitation film directed by Jess Franco, written by Ric Meyers, and starring Dyanne Thorne.^[1] The plot follows Greta, a warden at a psychiatric hospital for young women, and a girl who feigns illness in order to investigate the disappearance of her sister, a former patient.

Often considered the third installment in the Ilsa film series, The Wicked Warden was not initially produced with the intent of being as such, despite Thorne's starring role.^[2] The film contains scenes of graphic violence, which Meyers commented was "sicker" than its predecessor in its depictions.^[3] Meyers further opined that it had been shot at the same time as Franco's Barbed Wire Dolls due to the shared cast and film setting.^[3]

^ Vasquez Jr., Felix. "Wanda, the Wicked Warden (1977)". Cinema Crazed. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
^ Rist, Peter (2001). Guide to the Cinema(s) of Canada. Greenwood. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-313-29931-5.
^ ^a ^b Meyers, Ric (2011). For One Week Only: The World of Exploitation Films. Eirini Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-9799989-3-5.

[1] Vasquez Jr., Felix. "Wanda, the Wicked Warden (1977)". Cinema Crazed. Retrieved 9 October 2013.

[Rist-2] Rist, Peter (2001). Guide to the Cinema(s) of Canada. Greenwood. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-313-29931-5.

[Meyers-3] Meyers, Ric (2011). For One Week Only: The World of Exploitation Films. Eirini Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-9799989-3-5.

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