The Leech Woman (1960)
- Directed by
- Edward Dein
- Genre
- fantasy film, horror film, science fiction film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 4.8 of 10 from 40 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A middle-aged woman finds an ancient African potion that makes her young again. She keeps using it, but the potion has a terrible cost.
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What happens
The Leech Woman is a 1960 black-and-white American horror film directed by Edward Dein, produced by Joseph Gershenon, and starring Coleen Gray, Grant Williams, Gloria Talbott, and Phillip Terry. The plot follows a middle-aged American woman, desperate to be young again, who uses an ancient, secret African potion to regain her lost youth and beauty. The potion works, but only temporarily, requiring repeated usage. Produced in 1959, The Leech Woman's US theatrical release from Universal-International was on June 15, 1960. It played as a double feature with The Brides of Dracula. In 1997, it was featured as part of movie-mocking sketch TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000's eighth season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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