The Student Nurses

"They're learning fast..."

1970 1h 22m EN

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★5.1TMDB · 19

Drama

Synopsis

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Four female college students in Los Angeles, who live together and have nursing internships at the same hospital, have their lives complicated by love, sex, drugs and revolution.

“They're learning fast...”

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Cast

Elaine Giftos
Sharon
Karen Carlson
Phred
Brioni Farrell
Lynn
Barbara Leigh
Priscilla
Reni Santoni
Victor Charlie
Richard Rust
Lest
Darrell Larson
Greg
Paul Camen
Mark

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephanie Rothman
Writers: Don Spencer, Charles S. Swartz, Stephanie Rothman
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Nurses Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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AWARDS

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stephanie Rothman, shot by Stevan Larner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stephanie Rothman directs. Stevan Larner behind the camera. Stephen Judson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
356 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
5Part of the "The Nurses Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Directed by Stephanie Rothman, shot by Stevan Larner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Editor Stephen Judson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Elaine Giftos and Karen Carlson and Brioni Farrell carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "They're learning fast...".
11IMDB entry: tt0066418 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Stevan Larner
Editing: Stephen Judson
Makeup / hair: Rafaelle Patterson
Runtime: 82 min · 1h 22m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $150,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Student Nurses (1970)

Part of

The Nurses Collection

Beginning with The Student Nurses in 1970 and culminating with The Candy Stripe Nurses in ’74, these softcore sex films appealed to a broad audience and helped start an entire subgenre: the young nympho professionals. Thanks to the boxoffice success of The Student Nurses, (the first title ever released by New World Pictures), films surrounding the sexual exploits of stewardesses, teachers and every other female-dominated occupation became ubiquitous throughout the decade.