Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS opens across the U.S. in 1975. The controversial grindhouse Nazisploitation movie pushes sex, violence, blood, and unintentional humor to new limits in a S&M-disguised-as-women’s-empowerment storyline. Shot in just nine days on the former Hogan’s Heroes TV show set, the film’s critical derision doesn’t keep it from being a big hit – with three sequels – and later an infamous cult film.
This Day in Halloween: The controversial grindhouse Nazisploitation movie "Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS" opens across the U.S. in 1975. / Illustration by SA Hart