The Woman Eater

The Woman Eater
Directed by Charles Saunders
Produced by Guido Coen
Screenplay by Brandon Fleming
Starring
Music by Edwin Astley
Cinematography Ernest Palmer
Edited by Seymour Logie
Production
company
Fortress Film Productions
Distributed by Eros Films (UK)
Release dates
  • April 1958 (UK)
Running time
70 minutes
Country UK
Language English

The Woman Eater (AKA Womaneater on its original UK release), is a low budget 1958 black and white British horror film.[1]

Plot

In the depths of the Amazon jungle, a carnivorous tree feeds on the blood of women, and generates a fluid that can bring the dead back to life. The giant plant is worshipped by natives, who perform sacrificial rites to appease it. A visiting scientist captures the plant and takes it home to his laboratory, where he subjects it to experiments. But in order to proceed, he must first find women to feed it.[2]

Cast

Critical reception

In The Radio Times, David McGillivray gave the film one star, and wrote, "fans of mad scientists and killer vegetables should on no account miss this little-known Z-grade affair, a British studio's successful attempt to match similar trash that was coming out of Hollywood in the late 1950s...Director Charles Saunders began his career with the charming wartime comedy Tawny Pipit and ended it with horror and cheap sleaze. Coulouris was in Citizen Kane. Their conversations in the studio canteen must have been particularly melancholic." [3] David Maine of PopMatters rated 6/10 stars and called it "campy fun".[4]

References

  1. John Hamilton, The British Independent Horror Film 1951-70 Hemlock Books 2013 p 56-61
  2. "The Woman Eater (1957) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  3. "The Woman Eater | Film review and movie reviews". Radio Times. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  4. Maine, David (2012-10-18). "Don’t Open That Door! #18: 'Womaneater' aka 'The Woman Eater' (1959)". PopMatters. Retrieved 2015-02-18.

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