Sex, murder, and secrets swirl in a Swiss mental clinic where no one is truly innocent.
WOMEN WITHOUT INNOCENCE
Margarita, the only witness of a brutal murder, has temporary amnesia due to shock. She's sent to a psychiatric clinic where a masked man rapes her and kills another woman. She must piece her memory back together before he returns.
Quick Answer
Women Without Innocence is a 1978 Swiss horror, mystery, and thriller film directed by Jesús Franco about Margarita, a traumatized woman sent to a mental clinic after witnessing a murder, where danger and intrigue follow her.
Programmer's Pick
Jesús Franco takes the giallo template and drenches it in sleaze and suspicion, serving up a mental clinic where therapy blurs with exploitation. If you think sex and murder make a wild combo, wait until you see what passes for treatment here.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Jesús Franco
- Writers
- Jesús Franco, Erwin C. Dietrich
- Release
- 1978
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Country
- Switzerland
- Language
- German
- Also Known As
- Women Without Innocence, Wicked Women, Insaziabili notti di una ninfomane, Wicked Women: Das Haus der mannstollen Frauen, Naiset ilman häpeää, Koritsia apo tin eparhia, Het huis der manzieke vrouwen, Original title: Frauen ohne Unschuld
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
Much of the film unfolds in a women’s mental clinic where sexual therapy and murder reenactments are just part of the daily routine.
Margarita unknowingly smuggles diamonds for the murdered couple, making her a target for both greedy doctors and a lurking killer.
Director Jesús Franco and star Lina Romay bring their signature blend of eroticism and psychological tension to the screen.
Mixing sleazy eroticism with the suspense of a murder mystery, this is a Swiss take on the giallo formula with plenty of provocative content.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Margarita witnesses the couple's murder
Mysterious killer (possibly among the doctors)
Murder, sexual assault, psychological trauma
Women's mental clinic
Questions from the Vault
When was Women Without Innocence released? +
Women Without Innocence was released in 1978.
Who directed Women Without Innocence? +
Women Without Innocence was directed by Jesús Franco.
How long is Women Without Innocence? +
Women Without Innocence has a runtime of 76 minutes.
What genre is Women Without Innocence? +
Women Without Innocence is categorized as horror, mystery, and thriller.
Where can I watch Women Without Innocence? +
You can watch Women Without Innocence on SassyFlix.
Why are the doctors at the clinic so interested in Margarita? +
The doctors become particularly interested in Margarita because she unknowingly smuggled diamonds for the murdered couple, making her valuable to them.
