The Wasp Woman

The Wasp Woman (1959, USA) is a Sci-Fi-Horror film directed by Roger Corman.

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Main Details

• Released in 1959
• Black and White
• Running Time: 73 Min.
• Production Co: Film Group Feature | Santa Cruz Productions Inc.
• Distribution Co: The Filmgroup (1960) (USA) (theatrical) | Grand National Pictures (1960) (UK) (theatrical)
• Directed by Roger Corman & Jack Hill (uncredited)
• Written by Leo Gordon, Kinta Zertuche (story)
• Starring Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Barboura Morris, William Roerick, Michael Mark, Frank Gerstle
• Produced by Roger Corman
• Original Music by Fred Katz
• Cinematography by Harry Neumann
• Film Editing by Carlo Lodato

Plot Summary

• The head of a major cosmetics company experiments on herself with a youth formula made from royal jelly extracted from wasps, but the formula's side effects have deadly consequences.

Taglines

• Horror Of The Winged Menace !
• A beautiful woman by day - a lusting queen wasp by night.
• Strong men forced to satisfy a passion no human knows.

Also Known As

• La Donna vespa (Italy)
• Insect Woman
• La Mujer insecto (Venezuela)
• The Bee Girl
• Die Wespenfrau (Germany)