White Zombie

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1932

1h 7m

English

Horror

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In Haiti, a wealthy landowner convinces a sorcerer to lure the American woman he has fallen for away from her fiance, only to have the madman decide to keep the woman for himself, as a zombie.

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White Zombie

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1932

1h 7m

English

Horror

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In Haiti, a wealthy landowner convinces a sorcerer to lure the American woman he has fallen for away from her fiance, only to have the madman decide to keep the woman for himself, as a zombie.

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Bela Lugosi

Legendre

Madge Bellamy

Madeleine Short Parker

Neil Parker

Charles Beaumont

Dr. Bruner

Chauvin- Zombie

Von Gelder- Zombie

Silver

Coach driver

Pierre- Witch Doctor

Ledot- Zombie

Zombie

Maid

Maid

Directed By: Victor Halperin

Written By: Garnett Weston (Story), William Seabrook (Novel)

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Whitsbrain says...

2 years ago

I think this is probably the first real foray into the Zombie realm for American horror films. I can't say I enjoyed the performances of any of the actors, primarily when you compare this to the great Universal monster films of the early to mid 1930's. It has a couple of creepy moments, but I thought there were way too many shots of Lugosi's eyes. He was also over-the-top for most of the movie. Madge Bellamy also had me chuckling when she transformed from hypnotized psuedo-Zombie to her living self. The way she slowly smiled to show she was back from her comatose state was silly. The horrific threat doesn't do much for me as I am not a zombie movie fan. I'm not willing to give this a higher rating just because it is old and a semi-classic.

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greeneidal says...

a month ago

Excruciatingly slow at times, but still quite the interesting watch. The stories around the voodoo zombies have always fascinated me, so it's quite weird I haven't gotten around to White Zombie before now. It also helps that Bela Lugosi is quite the creepy bastard in this as well, of course... Recommended for those that are interested in the origins of zombies in films.

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csrz says...

3 years ago

That vulture squeak scared the shit out of me!! The film that started zombie legacy. It's surprisingly a good classic. Great story and atmosphere. Describes zombie as soulless walking dead rather than flesh eater that now we're familiar with. Lugosi is meant to play the role. He's just classy, expensive, brilliant and hypnotizing.

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Schenley says...

5 years ago

A little slow and tough to stay interested in.... The ending was kinda cool though.

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Bronson87

5/10 6 months ago

I have watched _White Zombie_ many times, yet I keep forgetting just how boring it is. The only reason I originally wanted to see it was because one of my favorite metal bands shares the same name, so I thought "how bad can it be?" Pretty bad, turns out.
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CinemaSerf

2 years ago

This is quite a decent little Zombie mystery with a wonderfully evocative opening few scenes as the couple drive to the eerie plantation home of "Beaumont" (Robert Frazer). Now I'm sure Haiti would be a beautiful place to marry in 2020, but back in the 1930s it was an island awash with voodoo and co More

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