The Big Bird Cage

The Big Bird Cage

5.6IMDb Score
Released:1972-07-01
Duration:96 min
Director:Jack Hill
Actors:Pam Grier, Anitra Ford, Candice Roman, Sid Haig, Teda Bracci
Production:New World Pictures

Overview:

Women rebel against slave labor in a filthy jungle prison where they feed sugar cane to a mechanical maw.

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