Gestapo’s Last Orgy

Gestapo’s Last Orgy

Year: 1977

Runtime: 81 mins

Language: Italian

Director: Cesare Canevari

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Lise Cohen is sent to a German POW camp for female Jews that operates as a bordello for officers. Commandant Starker and his aide Alma run it ruthlessly. Frustrated by Lise’s fear, Starker subjects her to cruel experiments, which fail. Realizing she bears no guilt, she begins to outwit Starker, surviving remembering the atrocities she witnessed.

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1

Present-day meeting at the camp ruins

Conrad von Starke drives toward the ruins, listening to a war crimes trial on the radio. He exits the car and meets Lise Cohen, a former prisoner who survived his regime. It is revealed that he is the former Commandant who arranged to meet her years after the war, and she thanks him for her testimony, which helped save him from death and helped him integrate into the new West Germany.

Present day Ruins of the former death camp
2

Prisoners arrive at the camp

A shipment of female prisoners arrives at the camp. Some are immediately sent to the gas chambers, while others are burned alive. The scene establishes the brutal reality and the brutal hierarchy within the camp.

During World War II The camp
3

The hall of debauched brutality

In a hall, naked prisoners are lined up while guards, including members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, watch a pornographic film featuring shocking content. The guards’ arousal underscores the moral collapse and domination at the camp.

During World War II Camp hall
4

Rape and a guard's fatal censure

A female inmate is involved with an SS guard, who is shot when he speaks out against her rape by other guards. The violence demonstrates how fear and power govern interactions at the camp. The guard’s death marks the volatile consequences of dissent within the regime.

During World War II Camp
5

Alma's cruelty and the dogs

Alma, a female SS guard and the commandant's lover, orders a menstruating prisoner to be thrown to the dogs. The act highlights the extreme cruelty tolerated or encouraged among the guards and the systemic dehumanization of prisoners.

During World War II Camp
6

Dinner table debates and perverse fantasies

The staff debate Nazi theories at dinner, with a guard voicing a disturbing fantasy about farms where Jews could be eaten. The conversation escalates into perverse fantasies involving cannibalism and infanticide, illustrating moral rot at the top levels of leadership.

During World War II Commandant's dining room
7

Infant horror and ritual cruelty

The guards enact horrific rituals, including a grotesque act described as a stew made from unborn Jewish infants. Their depravity is depicted through actions and dialogue rather than graphic detail, underscoring the regime’s chilling ideology.

During World War II Camp kitchen/dining area
8

Pit of quicklime threat

Starke humiliates and endangers Lise by dropping her ally into a pit of quicklime, signaling that she could be next. The threat tests her resolve and establishes the perilous power dynamic she faces.

During World War II Camp
9

Lise's torture and stoic endurance

Lise is whipped, subjected to a box full of rats, and repeatedly raped. Despite the brutal assault, she does not cry out or yield, marking a profound display of resilience in the face of extreme oppression.

During World War II Camp
10

Hospital encounter and guilt revelation

Lise is taken to the hospital where a pacifist Doctor treats her and she confesses guilt about betraying her family to the Nazis. The Doctor reassures her that it was not her fault and suggests a path toward surviving and possibly healing.

During World War II Camp hospital
11

Choosing life and a complex bond

Encouraged by the Doctor, Lise resolves to live, and she shares an intimate moment with him. This act signals a shift from mere survival to seeking connection and agency amidst the atrocity surrounding her.

During World War II Hospital
12

Love and fear intensify in the commandant's world

Starke becomes obsessed with Lise, and their relationship deepens into a dangerous, extreme bond. She participates in the brutal hierarchy by donning a belt of scalps as a stark symbol of her complex loyalty and defiance.

During World War II Camp
13

Alma's jealousy and the commandant's brutality

Alma shows jealousy as the dynamic between Starke and Lise unfolds, and Starke kills Alma after realizing the depth of his feelings for Lise. The murder eliminates a rival and intensifies the camp's internal danger.

During World War II Camp
14

Birth and murder tied to ideology

Lise gives birth to a child, but Starke kills the baby, deeming it a half-Jewish 'half-breed' unworthy of existence. This act starkly portrays the genocidal logic at the core of the regime and devastates Lise personally.

During World War II Camp
15

Final present-day confrontation and death

Back in the present, Lise and Starke stand in the ruined camp, continuing their unsettling relationship. The moment culminates with Lise shooting Starke, whose body then falls into a nearby pit, closing the narrative arc of their intertwined fates.

Present day Ruins of the camp

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