The Wasp Woman
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
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
Also Known As
- La Donna vespa (Italy)
- Insect Woman
- La Mujer insecto (Venezuela)
- The Bee Girl
- Die Wespenfrau (Germany)
Background
The Wasp Woman (aka The Bee Girl and Insect Woman) is an American science fiction film produced and directed by Roger Corman (who also plays a cameo as a doctor in the film) which was completed in 1959. The film was originally released as a double feature with Beast From Haunted Cave. To pad out the running time when the film was released to television two years later, a new prologue was added to the film by director Jack Hill. (Wikipedia)
