Black Mama, White Mama

Black Mama, White Mama

Chicks in Chains - where they come from this is... Fun!

1973 · 87 min · ★ 5.4 · Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama

When two troublemaking female prisoners (one a revolutionary, the other a former harem-girl) can't seem to get along, they are chained together and extradited for safekeeping. The women, still chained together, stumble, stab, and cat-fight their way across the wilderness, igniting a bloody shootout between gangsters and a group of revolutionaries.

Directed by Eddie Romero · Written by H.R. Christian

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Pam Grier Lee Daniels
Margaret Markov Karen Brent
Sid Haig Ruben
Lynn Borden Matron Densmore
Zaldy Zshornack Ernesto
Laurie Burton Warden Logan
Eddie Garcia Capt. Cruz
Alona Alegre Juana
Dindo Fernando Rocco
Vic Diaz Vic Cheng
Wendy Green Ronda
Lotis Key Jeanette

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