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Killer Bees

Killer Bees

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Killer Bees

"She controls the bees. They'll kill for her -- and die for her. She's their queen... and she'll live forever."

1974

1h 14m

4.4(17 votes)

Horror

TV Movie

Overview

A strong-willed woman not only dominates her family of California winegrowers, but also has a strange hold on a colony of bees in her vineyard.

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Production Companies

Robert Stigwood Organization

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Edward Albert

Edward Albert

Edward van Bohlen

Kate Jackson

Kate Jackson

Victoria Wells

Roger Davis

Roger Davis

Dr. Helmut van Bohlen

Don McGovern

Don McGovern

Mathias van Bohlen

Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

Madame Maria von Bohlen

Craig Stevens

Craig Stevens

Rudolf van Bohlen

Jack Perkins

Jack Perkins

Salesman

John Getz

John Getz

Attendant

John S. Ragin

John S. Ragin

Sergeant Jeffreys

Liam Dunn

Liam Dunn

Zeb Tucker

Creative team

Directed by: Curtis Harrington
Written by: John William Corrington
Joyce Hooper Corrington
Produced by: Howard Rosenman
Ron Bernstein

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