Behind the Nudist Curtain

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Behind the Nudist Curtain
Directed by Doris Wishman
Written byMartin Samuels
Doris Wishman
Produced byDoris Wishman
StarringSandra Sinclair
Release date
  • 11 September 1964 (1964-09-11)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Behind the Nudist Curtain is an American 1964 nudist film produced and directed by Doris Wishman and starring Sandra Sinclair. [1] [2] The New York Times lists it as one of the " berserk sexploitation pictures" made by Wishman. [3]

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The film is also known as Nature. Girls. Unlimited. [4] (not to be confused with Gentlemen Prefer Nature Girls, released in 1963 [5] ).

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