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ILSA, SHE WOLF OF THE SS (1974). The merits (or Demerits) for his outrageously bad film have not been exaggerated. While I agree with critic Danny Peary (His CULT MOVIES books are great) that the brutality looks staged, there is a truly sleazy sadism prevalent throughout. In the waning days of WW2, ultra bodacious Dyanne Thorne (who's not bad here, to be honest) spends her days proving that women can endure pain better for future soldiers (these scenes are pretty nasty) while spending her nights trying to find a male prisoner who can satisfy her hyper sexuality. Invariably, the poor guy can't cut the mustard, so his mustard is cut the following morning. New Prisoner arrivals include one guy whose sexual stamina (He's American, natch) satisfies Ilsa enough to let him live which eventually leads to her downfall.
Interestingly, the film was shot within nine days on the long cancelled HOGAN HEROES's set which was given to the crew to use as it meant the sets would be destroyed at no cost to the HH network. Also, Dyanne (who passed on a few months ago and was in a couple of Star Trek episodes) was recruited last minute as original star Phyllis Davis, who had no problem with the nudity (see TERMINAL ISLANd or SWEET SUGAR) objected to a scene where Ilsa fulfills the wish of a visiting Nazi official; indeed even Dyanne didn't like this, but was trouper enough to do it.
Not good by any means, but campy enough to check out. **
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