Escape from Hell (1961)

Movie
German title	Escape from Hell
Original title	Seven Women from Hell
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1961
length	88 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Robert D. Webb
script	Jesse Lasky junior , ; Pat Silver
production	Harry Spalding
music	Paul Dunlap
camera	Floyd Crosby
cut	Duncan Cramer
occupation
	Patricia Owens : Grace Ingram; Cesar Romero : Luis Hullman; John Kerr : Bill Jackson; Denise Darcel : Claire Oudry; Yvonne Craig : Janet Cook; Pilar Seurat : Mai-Lu Ferguson; Sylvia Daneel : Anna Van Laer; Margia Dean : Mara Shepherd; Evadne Baker : Regan; Richard Loo : Sergeant Takahashi; Bob Okazaki : Captain Oda; Yuki Shimoda : Dr. Matsumo;

Escape from Hell (original title: Seven Women from Hell ) is an American war film directed by Robert D. Webb from 1961 .

action

New Guinea 1942. When the Japanese take the island, the Australian scientist Grace Ingram is captured and taken to a women's camp. She shares her cell with six other women: the young, pregnant American Janet Cook, the German widow Anna Van Laer, the French waitress Claire Oudry, the Eurasian nurse Mai-Lu and the two Americans Mara and Regan. The camp commander, Captain Oda, ensures humane conditions.

Young Janet is stillborn in a bombing raid. Captain Oda is killed in the attack. His sadistic deputy Sergeant Takahashi takes command. With the help of the Japanese doctor Dr. Matsumo, the women can flee. However, Mara is captured again and tortured to death. Claire and Regan are killed by machine gun fire. The four survivors meet the injured US pilot Jackson. With his help they get to the beach. Jackson succumbs to his injuries.

Hullman, a wealthy plantation owner, picks up on women. The man seems friendly and helpful to the women, but he wants to betray them to the Japanese. The women discover Hullman's real intentions, kill him and are able to leave the island by boat.

Reviews

The lexicon of international films described the film as an unreliable war film, and pitifully stupid in the dialogues.

Eleanor Mannikka of the New York Times says the actors do what they can in this common melodrama of war.

background

The world premiere took place in October 1961. The film first appeared in Germany on February 16, 1962.

The film was shot in Hawaii .

Web links

Escape from Hell in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

[1] Escape from Hell in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on April 14, 2012

[2] Review of the New York Times (English)