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Gestapo's Last Orgy (1978)
Lise Cohen is taken to a special prisoner-of-war camp for female Jews, a camp run as a bordello to entertain the German officers and troops going in to battle. The camp is run with an iron fist by Commandant Starker and his minion Alma. Starker becomes frustrated when Lise demonstrates no fear, and devises cruel experiments to scare her, to no avail. Once she realizes her guilt is unfounded, Lise begins to play Starker's game, but even though she begins living a better life, she doesn't forget the atrocities she has seen and experienced.
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Lise Cohen is taken to a special prisoner-of-war camp for female Jews, a camp run as a bordello to entertain the German officers and troops going in to battle. The camp is run with an iron fist by Commandant Starker and his minion Alma. Starker becomes frustrated when Lise demonstrates no fear, and devises cruel experiments to scare her, to no avail. Once she realizes her guilt is unfounded, Lise begins to play Starker's game, but even though she begins living a better life, she doesn't forget the atrocities she has seen and experienced.
Rating:R
Genre:Horror, War, Drama
Written By:Antonio Lucarella, Cesare Canevari
In Theaters:12/10/1978
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Runtime:81 minutes
Studio:Cine Lu.Ce.
Cast
Cesare Canevari
Director
Daniela Poggi
Lise Cohen (as Daniela Levy)
Adriano Micantoni
Commandant Conrad von Starker (as Marc Loud)
Maristella Greco
Alma
Fulvio Ricciardi
Prison Doctor
Antiniska Nemour
Lager prisoner
Caterina Barbero
Domenico Seren Gay
Vittorio Joderi
Lt. Weissmann
Pietro Bosco
Pietro Vial
Renato Paracchi
Professor
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