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Quick Info

Rating

4.4/10

Release1959

Runtime1h 1m

StatusReleased

Budget$50,000

RevenueN/A

Production

Santa Cruz Productions Inc.

The Filmgroup

Movie

The Wasp Woman

1959

1h 1m

4.4

Science Fiction

Horror

Synopsis

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.

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