| Prisoner of Paradise | |
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| Directed by | Gail Palmer Bob Chinn |
| Written by | Gail Palmer Jeff Fairbanks |
| Starring | John C. Holmes Seka Elmo Lavino Sue Carol Jade Wong Nikki Anderson |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Prisoner of Paradise (also known as Nazi Love Island)[1] is a 1980 American pornographic exploitation film directed by Gail Palmer and Bob Chinn. The film takes place during World War II, and stars John C. Holmes as Joe Murrey, a shipwrecked sailor who comes to the rescue of two American nurses who are being held captive by a Nazi officer and his three assistants on an island in the South Pacific. The other members of the cast include Seka, Elmo Lavino, Sue Carol, Jade Wong, and Nikki Anderson. The film was released in the United States in 1980, and received an X rating from the Motion Picture Association of America.
The film has been classified as an example of Nazisploitation, a subgenre of exploitation and sexploitation films in which Nazi characters are prominent.[2][3]
- ^ Kerner, Aaron (2011). Film and the Holocaust: New Perspectives on Dramas, Documentaries, and Experimental Films. Continuum. ISBN 978-1441124180.
- ^ Magilow, Daniel H.; Bridges, Elizabeth; Vanger Lugt, Kristin T., eds. (2011). Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture. Continuum. ISBN 978-1441183590.
- ^ Schmid, Hans (August 2, 2015). "Die Kommandeuse, die anständige deutsche Frau und der Befehlsnotstand". Telepolis (in German). Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.