Women in Arms

Women in Arms (also known as Donne armate) is 1991 Italian television action-drama film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It was Corbucci's final work.

Plot
Nadia Cossa is a political prisoner who manages to escape during a transfer to a new prison. The young policewoman who was escorting her is suspended but starts investigating on her behalf and follows her trail.

Cast

 * Lina Sastri as Nadia Cossa
 * Cristina Marsillach as Angela Venturi
 * Donald Pleasence as Dreyfuss
 * Franco Interlenghi as the prosecutor
 * Massimo Bonetti as Marco La Valle
 * Glauco Onorato as Locasciulli
 * Mariangela Giordano as Miss Locasciulli
 * Cochi Ponzoni as Luigi Russo
 * Biagio Pelligra as Antonio Guidotti
 * Imma Piro as Angela's sister
 * Lucio Rosato as Luigi Cosantini
 * Marzio Honorato as Renzi
 * Vassili Karis as the killer
 * Arnaldo Ninchi as the blind man
 * Raffaella Baracchi as Cora Cardinali
 * Adriana Russo as Clara

Production
The film was co-produced by Fulvio Lucisano, Rai 2 and Odeon TV, marking the first co-production between RAI and a private television channel. It had a budget of about 6 billion lire.

Release
The film was broadcast on Rai 2 in two parts on 9–10 January 1991, about a month after Corbucci's death.