Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- lurid
- brutal
- campy
- cult movie night
- exploitation double feature
What critics said
Critics describe the film as a silly, lurid exploitation hybrid that combines two loosely connected movies and is comparatively less dirty than its predecessor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The 1977 Montreal revenge plot is intercut with the 1953 Siberian Gulag backstory.
Gulag 14 is ruled through torture, humiliation, and sexual abuse under Ilsa's command.
The Stalinist Gulag setting is used as the backdrop for torture-driven sexploitation rather than realist history.
The film combines an erotic Montreal brothel setting with exaggerated cruelty and revenge melodrama.
Films like Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia, and why
Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS
shares women-in-prison exploitation, sadistic authority, sexualized violence, and lurid camp
The Big Doll House
shares sexploitation excess, torture-centered spectacle, and transgressive prison melodrama
The Big Bird Cage
shares women-in-prison conventions, brutal institutional control, and pulpy exploitation tone
The Story of Joanna
shares revenge-driven prison trauma, harsh confinement, and sensationalist exploitation filmmaking
Movie Details
- Director
- Jean LaFleur
- Release Date
- 1977-09-29
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 4.9 / 10 (70)
Cast
- Dyanne Thorne
- Michel-René Labelle
- Jean-Guy Latour
- Gilbert Beaumont
- Ray Landry
- Terry Haig
- Jacques Morin
- Henry Gamer
- Jorma Lindqvist
- Gil Viviano
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia about?
- A sadistic Gulag commandant hiding in 1977 Montreal faces revenge from the lone survivor of her brutal prison regime.
- What is Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia as brutal.
- What did critics think of Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia?
- Critics describe the film as a silly, lurid exploitation hybrid that combines two loosely connected movies and is comparatively less dirty than its predecessor.
- Which films are like Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia?
- Films with a similar feel include Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS, The Big Doll House, The Big Bird Cage, and The Story of Joanna.
- How long is Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia?
- Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia?
- In United States, Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
