---
title: 'Maneater of Hydra (1967)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mel Welles'
released: '1967-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/maneater-of-hydra-1967'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059215/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Maneater of Hydra (1967)

1967 · 85 min · Horror · Germany, Spain

Original title: Island of the Doomed

## Synopsis

Maneater of Hydra is a West German–Spanish co-production released in 1967 directed by American expatriate Mel Welles. The alternate titles include Island of the Doomed and The Blood Suckers. The horror film is set on a remote island off the shore of an unidentified European country, in which the central character is a mad scientist who creates hybrid trees that feed on human blood.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mel Welles](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-welles)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Antón García Abril](https://cinepixo.com/people/anton-garcia-abril)
- **Director of Photography:** [Juan Mariné](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-marine)

## Cast

- [Matilde Muñoz Sampedro](https://cinepixo.com/people/matilde-munoz-sampedro)
- [George Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-martin-3)
- [Rolf von Nauckhoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolf-von-nauckhoff)
- [Elisa Montés](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisa-montes)
- [Kai Fischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/kai-fischer)
- [Cameron Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/cameron-mitchell)

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