Women of San Quentin

Women of San Quentin is a 1983 TV movie about female prison guards at San Quentin Prison. It stars Stella Stevens and Debbie Allen.

Women of San Quentin
GenreDrama
Written byLarry Cohen
Screenplay byMark Rodgers
Story byMark Rodgers
Directed byWilliam A. Graham
StarringStella Stevens
Debbie Allen
Hector Elizondo
Amy Steel
Rosanna DeSoto
Theme music composerJohn Cacavas
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)David Gerber
Producer(s)Stephen Cragg
R. W. Goodwin
Production location(s)Canon City, Colorado
CinematographyRobert Steadman
Editor(s)Ronald J. Fagan
Running time100 minutes
Production company(s)David Gerber Productions
MGM/UA Television
DistributorNBC
MGM Television
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture formatColor (Metrocolor)
Audio formatMono
Original releaseOctober 23, 1983

It was based on a story by Larry Cohen. He had gone to San Quentin to research a different project and was intrigued by finding a female guard there. He sold it to television but says it was rewritten and changed from the story he originally conceived.[1]

References

  1. Doyle, Michael (2015). Larry Cohen: The Stuff of Gods and Monsters. Bear Manor Media. pp. 86–87.


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