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- Faulstich, Werner (2005). Filmgeschichte. UTB. pp. 173–175. ISBN 3-8252-2638-7.
- Miersch, Annette (2003). Schulmädchen-Report: der deutsche Sexfilm der 70er Jahre. Bertz + Fischer Verlag. ISBN 3-929470-12-8.
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