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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
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  • 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
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 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
    • 33 more
    • 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
    8/10
    It's all about the atmosphere in this one!
    Zombie movies from the '30's and '40's are quite different from the zombie movies most people know from the '70's till present time. In the '30's and '40's, zombies and voodoo kind of rituals always walked hand in hand. As a result of this zombie movies from the '30's and '40's have a certain creepy atmosphere and scary voodoo sound effects.

    "White Zombie" is the very first (still excising) zombie movie ever made. The zombies look extremely good and creepy thanks to the charismatic actors that perform them. Don't underestimate this people, acting with just your body and mostly face is also a form of tough acting. I think that it is thanks to the fine casting of the zombies that most of the scene's with them in it, work really well.

    Bela Lugosi is totally fantastic as sort of witch doctor and 'king of the zombies'. He plays one scary monsieur. I even tend to say that this is his best villain role he has ever portrayed, yes even better as Count Dracula. Lugosi was always at his best in roles like these and just like in "Dracula" he is once more acting very well with also both his hands and face, especially his typical horror-like-eyes make him one legendary villain. For the Lugosi fans this is an absolute must see!

    The story is very intriguing and sad and its told in a beautiful way. Especially the ending was fantastic and actually also quite tense.

    Unfortunately time has not been kind on this movie. The movie had been lost for many years until the '60's after acquiring the rights to distribute the movie, the quality was already beyond restoration, so now days we can never watch this movie in its full glory. The movie has the grainy and visual look of movies from the 1920's and at times small chunks of sound and music are missing.

    The cinematography is absolutely fantastic and the experimental editing provides some unique and extremely well looking sequences. It reminded me of some of Brian De Palma's early work. There is one unique and brilliant scene that I can't even describe. It features a split screen but the scene is constructed more complex than I make it sound. Really something you have to see for yourself.

    OK maybe the beginning of the movie isn't that good and memorable and quite standard and typical for the horror genre in the '30's but the last half hour or so is really unique, excellent, tense and just a shear delight to watch, mainly thanks to Bela Lugosi's his character 'Murder' Legendre (what a brilliant name by the way) and the story in which once more love conquers all.

    By the way this is the movie Ed Wood and Bela Lugosi were watching together in the movie "Ed Wood". Most people think that it was a Dracula movie with Lugosi but it in fact is this movie they're watching.

    A really unique little forgotten horror masterpiece, that's worth seeing already alone for its movie historical value and Lugosi's fantastic, passioned villain role.

    8/10

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    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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