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White Zombie

  • 19321932
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
10K
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White Zombie (1932)
A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiancé, but instead turns her into a zombie slave.
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A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiancé, but instead turns her into a zombie slave.A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiancé, but instead turns her into a zombie slave.A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiancé, but instead turns her into a zombie slave.

IMDb RATING
6.3/10
10K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Victor Halperin
  • Writers
    • Garnett Weston(story by)
    • William B. Seabrook(novel "The Magic Island")
  • Stars
    • Bela Lugosi
    • Madge Bellamy
    • Joseph Cawthorn
Top credits
  • Director
    • Victor Halperin
  • Writers
    • Garnett Weston(story by)
    • William B. Seabrook(novel "The Magic Island")
  • Stars
    • Bela Lugosi
    • Madge Bellamy
    • Joseph Cawthorn
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    • 192User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

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    Bela Lugosi and Frederick Peters in White Zombie (1932)
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    Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, and Robert Frazer in White Zombie (1932)
    Bela Lugosi and Robert Frazer in White Zombie (1932)
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    Bela Lugosi
    Bela Lugosi
    • 'Murder' Legendreas 'Murder' Legendre
    Madge Bellamy
    Madge Bellamy
    • Madeline Short Parkeras Madeline Short Parker
    Joseph Cawthorn
    Joseph Cawthorn
    • Dr. Bruneras Dr. Bruner
    Robert Frazer
    Robert Frazer
    • Charles Beaumontas Charles Beaumont
    John Harron
    John Harron
    • Neil Parkeras Neil Parker
    Brandon Hurst
    Brandon Hurst
    • Silveras Silver
    George Burr MacAnnan
    George Burr MacAnnan
    • Von Gelder - Zombieas Von Gelder - Zombie
    Frederick Peters
    Frederick Peters
    • Chauvin - Zombieas Chauvin - Zombie
    Annette Stone
    Annette Stone
    • Maidas Maid
    John T. Prince
    John T. Prince
    • Ledot - Zombieas Ledot - Zombie
    • (as John Printz)
    Dan Crimmins
    Dan Crimmins
    • Pierre - Witch Doctoras Pierre - Witch Doctor
    Claude Morgan
    • Zombieas Zombie
    John Fergusson
    • Zombieas Zombie
    Velma Gresham
    Velma Gresham
    • Tall Maidas Tall Maid
    Clarence Muse
    Clarence Muse
    • Coach Driveras Coach Driver
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Victor Halperin
    • Writers
      • Garnett Weston(story by) (dialogue by)
      • William B. Seabrook(novel "The Magic Island") (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Young couple Madeleine and Neil are coaxed by acquaintance Monsieur Beaumont to get married on his Haitian plantation. Beaumont's motives are purely selfish as he makes every attempt to convince the beautiful young girl to run away with him. For help Beaumont turns to the devious Legendre, a man who runs his mill by mind controlling people he has turned into zombies. After Beaumont uses Legendre's zombie potion on Madeleine, he is dissatisfied with her emotionless being and wants her to be changed back. Legendre has no intention of doing this and he drugs Beaumont as well to add to his zombie collection. Meanwhile, grieving 'widower' Neil is convinced by a local priest that Madeleine may still be alive and he seeks her out. —Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca>
    • zombie
    • voodoo
    • haiti
    • voodoo zombie
    • plantation
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • They knew this fiend was practicing zombiism on the Natives, but when he tried it on a white girl the nation revolted.
    • Genre
      • Horror
    • Certificate
      • Passed
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Was a personal favorite of Bela Lugosi, according to his son, Bela Lugosi Jr..
    • Goofs
      Minute 46: the vulture manages to scream, loudly and repeatedly, with its beak shut.
    • Quotes

      Madeline: Driver, who were those men we saw?

      Coach Driver: They are not men, madame. They are dead bodies!

    • Crazy credits
      "White Zombie starring Bela (Dracula) Lugosi."
    • Alternate versions
      The scene is which the zombie is crushed by the grinder, after falling into the chute in the factory, is missing from most available prints.
    • Connections
      Edited into Revolt of the Zombies (1936)
    • Soundtracks
      Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
      (uncredited)

      from "Lohengrin"

      Music by Richard Wagner (1850)

      Played on an organ for the wedding

    User reviews192

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Classic Zombie movie
    You have to change your way of looking at movies to really enjoy old horror movies like this one. Don't be in a rush to see action, violence and don't expect to see any bloodshed at all. Most of the grisly part is implied and you have to fill in the details. Instead, watch it for the scenery, the acting and the plot.

    I prefer the older horror films to the newer, slash-fest movies because they allow me to think and they generally have a good, moral theme. You never have a good guy as a demon or a fiend, for instance.

    White Zombie has the older, traditional zombie characters that are not evil in themselves. Instead, they are mindless and controlled by a shaman, who is generally evil and must be destroyed to set the zombies, who are victims, free. In the newer Zombie movies like Night of the Living Dead, the Zombies are either not controlled or are evil themselves and must be destroyed.

    I think the acting by the zombies is very good and so is their make-up (i.e. they have very frightening faces.) Their master, played by Bela Lugosi, is also played masterfully. The missionary is also good, but most of the rest of the cast is only average.

    It's a fun movie to watch and I gave it a score of 7 out of 10. If you love early horror movies, buy it. Don't pay more than $10 unless it's packaged with other movies because the picture and the sound quality are weak. If not, you might catch it on a Friday night horror fest on TV. It's worth the time watching it if for Bela Lugosi alone.
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    • Jul 21, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 4, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zombi - Yaşayan Ölüler
    • Filming locations
      • RKO-Pathé Studios - 9336 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Victor & Edward Halperin Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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