Horror ·Science Fiction · United States of America · 1960 · 1h 17m

The Leech Woman

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Director
Edward Dein
Cast
Coleen Gray as June Talbot Grant Williams as Neil Foster Phillip Terry as Dr. Paul Talbot Gloria Talbott as Sally Howard John van Dreelen as David Garvay (listed as "Bertram" in end credits but called "David" in the film) Estelle Hemsley as Old Malla
Crew
Ellis W. Carter — Director of Photography Milton Carruth — Editor Irving Gertz — Original Music Composer Hans J. Salter — Original Music Composer Henry Vars — Original Music Composer David Duncan — Screenplay
Tagline

She drained men of their loves and lives!

Synopsis

An endocrinologist in a dysfunctional marriage with an aging, alcoholic wife journeys to Africa seeking a drug that will restore youth.

Trailer The Leech Woman — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
suicideafricadynamiteexpeditiontribealcoholismeternal youthdysfunctional marriagemurderjungledoctorquicksand
Key Collaborators
Edward Dein Director Ellis W. Carter Director of Photography Milton Carruth Editor Irving Gertz Original Music Composer Hans J. Salter Original Music Composer Henry Vars Original Music Composer David Duncan Screenplay Ben Pivar Story Francis Rosenwald Story Joseph Gershenson Producer Bill Thomas Costume Design
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