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The Woman Eater (1958)

The Woman Eater poster
Original title
Womaneater
Directed by
Charles Saunders
Genre
horror film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mad scientist sacrifices women to a carnivorous tree. He uses the tree's sap to revive dead bodies.

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What happens

Womaneater (also known as The Woman Eater and The Womaneater) is a 1958 British low budget second feature ('B') horror film directed by Charles Saunders and starring George Coulouris and Vera Day. It was written by Brandon Fleming. Produced by Guido Coen, the film recounts the story of a crazed scientist who feeds women to a flesh-eating tree in return for a serum that can bring the dead back to life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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