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Ilsa: Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks

1976 · 94 min

A lurid, campy descent into exploitation cinema, mixing shocking brutality with absurd melodrama in a sleazy, unforgettable experience.

Tagline
Ilsa's back! ...More fierce than ever! With brutal fury she enslaved an empire and shocked the world!
Overview
Ilsa works for an Arab sheik who enjoys importing females to use as sex slaves.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • violence
  • gender
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour3
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, horror, war, thriller
Directed by
Don Edmonds
Written by
Langston Stafford, John C.W. Saxton
Starring
Dyanne Thorne, Max Thayer, Jerry Delony, Uschi Digard, Colleen Brennan, Haji, Tanya Boyd, Marilyn Joi
Cinematography
Dean Cundey
Runtime
94 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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