I see how this forum has been struck by Nazis the past seven days, in a GIMP kind of way of course, which is why I decided to do a review on a Nazisploitation title, Love Camp 7 (1969).
Directed by Lee Frost and starring two former Playboy Bunnies, Maria Lease & Kathy Williams, this movie is often considered the one that started the Nazisploitation sub-genre just like how The Immoral Mr. Teas (1959) started the whole sexploitation and nudie-cuties genre ten years prior. And among the general moviegoers, it is known to have what may very well be one of the biggest amount of nudity ever seen in Nazisploitation movie and total B-movie cheesiness.
Beforehand, I'll introduce you to the lovely Maria Lease:
And Kathy Williams:
The movie is told in flashback; it tells us the story of two female US soldiers assigned to infiltrate a concentration camp during World War II. The two female leads fortunately have girl next door qualities in them so at least being assigned to a camp where the Third Reich supposedly concentrate their female victims is believable. Unfortunately, despite having a nice rack & an attractive face, both girls never had their careers took off in the sexploitation cinema and join the likes of Maria Arnold & Laurie Rose as some of the most underrated names in the history of Sexploitation cinema.
Cut to the good part, we first see the two ladies being briefed by their superior of the mission. The boss told them the risks of this job and the sexual threat they might be facing, but they look tranquil most of the time (for whatever reason).
Their mission is to retrieve a woman held in the camp, and supposedly, this woman has vital information about the Nazis (trivial, won't dig deeper to it). After being given casual clothing, both women are ordered to change their clothes in front of the boss (and the rest of the male members in the room). Maria was the first to ask “Here?”, but the boss simply told them this would make a good practice for what they might be facing in their mission. They ask nothing more and proceed to substitute their uniforms with their new clothing, including their underwear. Men, don't you just love it when hot girls obey a kinky order?!
Of course all the men get an eyeful, lucky them! The glorious B-movie cheesiness also plays a part where for some unknown reason Maria chooses to neglect her new bra, all the while where the boss shows them the map of the camp which seems to be done by a six year old.
The day after, they join a group of young women dropped inside the camp and are greeted by a guy who seems to be the second in command in that camp (let’s call him The Captain). The Captain tells them they are here for an honorable job of being used by the Third Reich, before proceeding to spray them with water with the help of his soldiers. Wet, the women are taken to the head honcho I call The Commandant. While The Commandant is reminding them of their primary function, you can see how the men are smiling (why wouldn't they?) and the women are actually looking uncomfortable (I'm guessing due to their cold and wet clothes, and probably the pressure of having to take them off). Hey, who says sexploitation movies have bad acting, huh? The Commandant insists on the women undergoing a thorough medical search and orders them to divest their clothing once the doctor is present. With the men keeping their smile and giggles, we watch how the ladies strip.
And stand quietly in queue.
It comes to me upon watching this scene that Maria & Kathy aren’t the only ones involved in a business where being nude is necessary because they seem confident removing their dignity. Once they’re completely nude, only one of the girls looks bashful by covering her box area. The rest looks comfortable enough placing their hands where their privates can still be seen. The shy one got picked for the first search but she freaks out and has to be removed.
And I think now I know why Maria chose to neglect her bra! She doesn't need it in the first place, so why bother wearing it, right?! Silly me! Good thinking, babe! >_<
The Commandant picks another one, Maria, and the doctor searches the inside of her buttocks and vagina, while two soldiers hold her on The Commandant’s table.
Though we're not shown the actual penetration, we are thankfully shown the reaction and the upper torso of the lady, so I cannot say it’s a really bad deal. The Commandant of course promises to the victims their first day is nothing compared to what truly awaits them. Guys, don't you love it when the bad guy says it that way?!
The women are only given one piece robes as their clothes and they are send to their room (or should I say jail) which they share with a half dozen other women. While exchanging stories of their experience in the camp (Cliché 101), The Commandant barges in with his soldiers and points out one of them girls as a violator of a certain rule which I don't really care and remember. The poor girl is tied arms over head to a wooden horse…..WITH HER FREAKING CLOTHES ON!! Why?!
Oh, man, I must tell you this is a wasted chance because she doesn't need that robe anyway. What a waste!
After doing this blunder, the Nazis warn the other girls not to try and give her a drink, but eventually Maria attempts to do so. The Nazis of course stop her from doing her deed. The Commandant, in a fit of rage, orders all the women to remove their clothes (which they obey with the same speed when firemen hear a firebell). They are told to pick up buckets they store in the room, one for each one of them, and lift the buckets high. Whoever has her hand go down first will be whipped.
Now, I don't know why the screenwriter chooses to waste another opportunity with this scene. If it were me, I'd have the girls line up and put their hands behind their heads with the same condition regarding the whipping. It makes for more attractive, revealing, and submissive pose with twice the effect of the position.
The only good thing that comes from the scene the screenwriter opts to put in is we get some nice views of their breasts as the camera slowly take turns going around. But that’s it. Not even a close-up of their pussies and asses, another wasted opportunity from the screenwriter. I mean, I highly fancy breasts, but why stop there? Why neglect the rest of the privates? Are pussies and asses no longer honorable or available?! Regardless, the scene ends with The Commandant deciding to whip the tired Maria although she hasn't yielded yet.
Later, the girl tied up to the wooden horse finally gives up while The Commandant has her breasts fondled. Nonetheless, he decides to keep her there so her pussy bleeds even more and make an example out of her. There's nothing she or the inmates could do but accept.
The next visit from the Third Reich is for the booty call session. The Captain is more than quick to have his eyes on the two leading girls, but not before letting the man I call The Good Sergeant, the only good Nazi I know, reluctantly choose Kathy for an action. The Captain strips Kathy of her robe and gets some feel out of her before giving her to The Good Sergeant.
Taking Maria’s robe, The Captain forces himself on her and proceeds to fondle her body all over plus some kisses on her lips and breasts, deciding he would go with this one. Maria genuinely looks disgusted and even tried to hold him off, to no avail.

Meanwhile, The Good Sergeant actually apologizes to Kathy for having to do this, to which she says “It’s okay”.
While Maria is having it rough and painful with The Captain kissing her all over her breasts, on top of her with that much weight, Kathy is having it calm with The Good Sergeant, sitting together on the bed while the man explains to her while he enjoys sex, he doesn't enjoy raping people and he has to do this because of a direct order, not because of his relentless lust. Kathy seems impressed and started the coitus by kissing The Good Sergeant.
And this is pretty much the only consensual sex this movie has, because in the rest of the sex scenes the men always force themselves onto the women. We are even shown how what Maria is experiencing is a direct torture with few punches thrown around at her face and her breasts being roughly kissed & groped where Kathy obviously enjoys the sex with the good man.
Perhaps the only minus of the sex scenes in this movie is….THE MEN HAVE THEIR PANTS ON! I mean, what the hell?! What man has sex with his pants on?! Not that I want to see another’s man ass (hell no, I'm straight), but I really need to talk about legitimacy here! I mean, can any man here tell me you have had sex with your pants on before?! No, right?
And they're supposed to be Nazis! What Nazi keep his dignity in front of a naked woman, eh?! What the hell were the director and the screenwriter thinking?! Perhaps the only plus from the sex scenes is we are directly shown in close range what is being done to the ladies’ breasts and derrieres, so let’s say we got some nice scenes as a consolation prize.
We're next shown The Good Sergeant trying to resign from his current post to no fruition. The Commandant shows his nose again when he visits the wooden horse girl for the second time. He takes her down after reminding her that his words are to live by now. He does not hesitate from telling the girl to lick both his boots, which she obeys and does so genuinely. No tricks. I guess some of the legitimacy of the non-coitus scenes in this movie is a plus point. Though, I hope the girl got a good payment for licking the boots.
As an added bonus, we are shown how Kathy thinks of her robe now that the other prisoners are calling her lucky she got a good one:
Next, we are made aware that 4 high ranking Nazi officers are paying a visit to the camp and would like to taste the women. I call them Pervert 1, Pervert 2, Pervert 3, and Pervert 4. The movie shows 5 women, including Maria, being coerced into a room with four beds, three singles beds and one bunk bed.
They are to take their robes off and wait for Perverts 1, 2, and 3 to come and pick which one is going to be done. They do as they are told, with Maria taking the farthest bed from the door, two girls taking the bunk bed and the other two take one bed each.
They sit or lie motionless until Pervert 1 enters & chooses Maria, Pervert 2 enters and chooses the second bed, and Pervert 3 goes in & take both girls in the bunk bed.
Per usual, the men don't take their pants off while enjoying the taste of breasts in close-up with either their mouth or hands. We got a good long scene of this until Maria snaps out and refuses to be raped any further. It doesn't do her any good because The Captain had it with her and drags her to the torture room, where she’s forcefully tied in Strappado.
This is the highlight of the movie because from what I gathered, the actress Maria Lease was actually tied in this position for real for the total of 6 minutes screentime. I think, in a way, it shows her dedication to her role however different the role might be.
And not only that, we got a good spanking scene with a whip soon after. The Captain hits Maria’s derriere until it turns red and does not hold anything back. Just like the Strappado torture, I've heard that the actress Maria Lease also had to be spanked for real, with the marks visible all over her buttocks.
Her cries and pleas for the entire thing to stop seem really genuine, adding more weight to the news of this being done for real. I really like seeing her cute face under duress and her tatas hanging out in the open. I must admit it was this scene that makes me think Maria Lease is more attractive than Kathy Williams. Both have around equal measurements and attainable “girl next door” looks, but Maria really stands out with what she had to endure in this movie.
Once the torture is done, The Captain decides to leave her in the position for the night to teach her some lesson. Whew, I can only imagine the pain and stress Maria Lease actually endured in her back, neck, arms, wrists, waist, and legs. You go, girl!
After The Captain leaves, the camera pans and shows us there’s another woman lying on the floor inside the torture room. I think she’s less attractive than either Maria or Kathy, but whatever. She is completely nude, just like Maria, with whipping marks visible on her breasts and stomach. Her ankles are tied together and her arms are tied behind her back. She is the one the soldiers have to retrieve, The Target.
The Target drags herself across the room until she is completely beneath the embattled Maria, allowing Maria to put both her feet above her butt so her pain is lessened. Maria does so gratefully and recognizes her soon, introducing herself as a soldier and telling The Target she’s there to help her & in a few days the camp will be raided by the soldiers of the Alliance. Shocked, The Target quickly drags herself away from Maria, causing her to fall and lose her footing, stretching her arms almost instantly which causes her to cry out.
Again, I'm sure this scene is done for real because Maria’s reaction doesn't seem like acting to me. She begs The Target to receive her offer, which the Target accepts by slowly dragging herself back beneath Maria and, once more, allowing her to put her feet on her butt. It is implied they stay that way for the night. Now, I think this whole bonding moment, however sexualized, is actually pretty good. I always find it fanciful when two or more girls, nude and restrained, make a connection to each other under the threat of torture. I dunno, I guess I found that pretty attractive to watch. Especially if I know there’s no way for them to win against the bad guys, which is not the case here, but still.
At the same night, four girls including Kathy are taken to The Commandant’s office, where Pervert 4 is also present. They are ordered to get naked and perform an orgy for Pervert 4’s amusement. Thankfully, this is the only ‘real’ sex scene in this movie because all 4 are completely nude (and attractive). We got some good close-up shots and the entire scene lasted around 3-4 minutes. Now this is pretty well done, too bad this is the only one in this movie.
And then we enter the final act of the movie. The climatic scene in the movie is upsetting to be honest. We are shown how the high ranking officers plan an orgy with the girls, but instead of having the girls presenting themselves completely nude, they are purposely given overrated lingerie to wear and only ended up being topless, which is ridiculous.
And then, as the Allied soldiers barge in, we are given the worst shootout in the history of motion pictures, leaving only Maria & The Target to be alive. And that’s that.
Now this movie is obviously not to be taken seriously, but the sex scenes feel ineffective with the men having their clothes on. And aside from that, the only torture scene worthy of being mentioned is Maria in Strappado. The bucket scene could have been done better like I mentioned above and letting the wooden horse girl keep her clothes on was stupid.
Notwithstanding, it does have a copious amount of nudity & rape scenes and I actually enjoy this more than any Ilsa series or Italian Third Reich sleaze (except maybe for Salon Kitty). It gets a solid B+ from me. Though to be fair, although there are WIP films in general I’d rate in the A range, I don’t think there’s any Nazisploitation title I’d rate higher than in the B range.
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