Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia

"When she bares her claws ... You'll cringe with fear!"

1977 1h 32m EN

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4.9

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★4.9TMDB · 71

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Synopsis

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Siberia 1953: Ilsa is now working in a Gulag prison camp. Her mission is to "retrain the minds" of those who don't agree with the communists.

“When she bares her claws ... You'll cringe with fear!”

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Cast

Dyanne Thorne
Ilsa
Michel-René Labelle
Michel-René Labelle
Jean-Guy Latour
Gregory
Gilbert Beaumont
Ray Landry
Terry Haig
Jacques Morin
Henry Gamer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean LaFleur
Writers: Marven McGara, John C.W. Saxton
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean LaFleur, shot by Richard Ciupka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Debra Karen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Dyanne Thorne and Michel-René Labelle and Jean-Guy Latour carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When she bares her claws ... You'll cringe with fear!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0078398 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jean LaFleur directs. Richard Ciupka behind the camera. Debra Karen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Jean LaFleur, shot by Richard Ciupka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Debra Karen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dyanne Thorne and Michel-René Labelle and Jean-Guy Latour carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "When she bares her claws ... You'll cringe with fear!".
8IMDB entry: tt0078398 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 71 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.