The Big Bust Out

The Big Bust Out
Directed by	Ernst R. von Theumer (as Richard Jackson)
Produced by	Sergio Garrone
Written by	Sergio Garrone Ernst R. von Theumer
Starring	Tony Kendall Monica Teuber William Berger Gordon Mitchell Vonetta McGee
Music by	Elsio Mancuso Berto Pisano (as Burt Rexon)
Cinematography	Umberto Galeassi (as Robert Galeasi)
Edited by	Cesare Bianchini Barbara Pokras
Distributed by	New World Pictures (US)
Release dates	1972 (Italy) 1973 (U.S.)
Running time	95 minutes (Italy) 75 minutes (US)
Country	Italy West Germany
Language	English

The Big Bust Out is the US title of an Italian women in prison film, The Crucified Girls of San Ramon (Lo Monaca... per tre Carogne e Sette Peccatrici). The US rights were bought by Roger Corman for New World Pictures, who cut out 20 minutes for the US release.^[1]

Roger Corman later said the film was not very good but he managed to make money from it.^[2]

Synopsis

It tells the story of seven beautiful women who escape from a high-security prison. After the breakout, Rebecca (Karen Carter) and her fellow escapees find they are in more trouble than they had imagined as they become the victims of Miller Drake (Gordon Mitchell), who is involved in white slavery.

Cast

• Tony Kendall - Jeff
• Monica Teuber - Sister Maria
• William Berger - Bob Shaw
• Gordon Mitchell - El Kadir
• Vonetta McGee - Nada
• Christin Thorn - Lolita (as Christiane Thorn)
• Margaret Rose Keil - Gail
• Nuccia Cardinali - Inga (as Karen Carter)
• Linda Fox - Claire (as Patrizia Barbot)
• Felicita Fanny - Carmen
• Ivana Novak - Liane
• Herb Andress - Little Ivan

References

1. Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 16
2. Ed. J. Philip di Franco, The Movie World of Roger Corman, Chelsea House Publishers, 1979 p 179

External links

• The Big Bust Out at the Internet Movie Database
• The Big Bust Out at Allmovie