The Plague of the Zombies (1966)

Young workers are dying because of a mysterious epidemic in a little village in Cornwall. Doctor Thompson is helpless and asks professor James Forbes for help. The professor and his ... See full summary »

Director:

John Gilling

Writer:

Peter Bryan

Stars:

André Morell, Diane Clare, Brook Williams

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
André Morell	...	Sir James Forbes
Diane Clare	...	Sylvia Forbes
Brook Williams	...	Dr. Peter Tompson
Jacqueline Pearce	...	Alice Mary Tompson
John Carson	...	Squire Clive Hamilton
Alexander Davion	...	Denver (as Alex Davion)
Michael Ripper	...	Sergeant Jack Swift
Marcus Hammond	...	Tom Martinus
Dennis Chinnery	...	Constable Christian
Louis Mahoney	...	Coloured Servant
Roy Royston	...	Vicar
Ben Aris	...	John Martinus
Tim Condren	...	A young blood (as Tim Condron)
Bernard Egan	...	A young blood
Norman Mann	...	A young blood

Storyline

Young workers are dying because of a mysterious epidemic in a little village in Cornwall. Doctor Thompson is helpless and asks professor James Forbes for help. The professor and his daughter Sylvia travel to Thomson. Terrible things happen soon, beyond imagination or reality. Dead people are seen near an old, unused mine. Late people seem to live suddenly. Professor Forbes presumes that black magic is involved and someone has extraordinary power. He doesn't know how close he is: the dead become alive because of a magic voodoo-ritual, and so they must serve their master as mindless zombies...

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Plot Keywords:

professor | cornwall | epidemic | dying | doctor | 

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Taglines:

Only The Lord Of The Dead Could Unleash Them!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 January 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Zombies

Filming Locations:

Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hammer Film Productions, Seven Arts Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Diane Clare's voice is dubbed in this movie.

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Goofs

After Squire Clive Hamilton catches Sylvia's blood in the glass, he transfers it to a vial. When he does so, it is revealed just how much blood was in the cup. However, there's no way that that much blood could have possibly come from a small wound on her finger.

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Quotes

Sir James Forbes: I, I find all kinds of witchcraft slightly nauseating and this I find absolutely disgusting.

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Connections

Referenced in From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie (2012)

User Reviews

An excellent Zombie Movie

This is one of the few good horror movies about zombies that I've ever seen. It has wonderful acting, mystery, intrigue, a great plot, and, of course, scary zombies. I wish modern horror movie makers would create more movies in the vein of this 1966 classic, rather than continually pumping out the tripe that we see so much of today. This film is a respectable addition to any horror lover's personal movie collection.