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  • Actors: Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, Joseph Cawthorn, Robert Frazer, John Harron
  • Directors: Victor Halperin
  • Writers: Garnett Weston
  • Producers: Edward Halperin, Phil Goldstone
  • Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Roan Archival Group
  • DVD Release Date: 26 Oct 1999
  • Run Time: 69 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6305436304
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 67,754 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Bela Lugosi in the world's very first ZOMBIE flick, 23 Jun 2004
By Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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In many ways this first zombie movie is the last film in the baroque horror tradition of the silent films. This 1932 film directed by Victor Halperin was made for practically nothing even though it starred Bela Lugosi as "Murder" Legendre, in his first role after making a smash in "Dracula." Lugosi, who apparently directed some of the retakes as well, plays the master of a different type of undead down in Haiti.

In "White Zombie," Monsieur Beaumont (Robert Frazer) convinces a young couple, Madeleine Short (Madge Bellamy) and Neil Parker (John Harron) to get married on his Haitian plantation. Amazingly enough, he does this so that he can convince Madeline to run away with him. Needing help, Beaumont turns to Legendre, who runs his mill with zombie workers. Beaumont uses Legendre's zombie potion to bend Madeleine to his will, but then is dissatisfied with her soulless husk and wants her turned back. Instead, Legendre turns Beaumont into a zombie as well. Meanwhile, Neil is convinced by a local priest that maybe he is not a widow after all.

"White Zombie" never really frightens its audience, but instead sustains a high level of downright eeriness throughout, achieving its effect by taking such simple objects as the scarf used to wrap a voodoo doll or a rose containing poison and making them important elements in Lugosi's evil machinations. This film might be a talkie, but its sensibilities are those of the silent era and since it begins the tradition of zombies in the movies that continues down to "Night of the Living Dead" and other light hearted fare makes it at least an interesting footnote in the history of horror films.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Expressionist style - don't expect gore, 5 Sep 2003
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This review is from: White Zombie [1932] [DVD] (DVD)
This first Zombie movie (and early talkie)is obviously highly influenced by the German expressionist silent film style(compare e.g. 'The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari'). That means from todays point of view the acting looks quite hammy and the villain (Lugosi) is the only real 'character'. Apart from that this is a must-see. Marvelous camera work and an extremly eerie and creepy atmosphere. The scene in the sugar mill or that of the zombies coming down the hill after the credits alone are worth watching this movie. By the way, the 'magic' is quite rational - a combination of drugs and hypnosis (only the controlling without eye contact is humbug).The voodoo dolls seem to be more a psychological tool than actual wizardry.
So if you don't mind the old-fashioned acting style, give this movie a chance.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A DIFFERENT TYPE OF ZOMBIE FILM, 4 Mar 2007
By stuart "s.vernon" (MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND) - See all my reviews
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Hi welcome to my review of White Zombie - so here goes: I have seen this a few time before so I knew what to expect and I watched it in bed last night. This is the first ever zombie film made and its a good one which is oozing with gothic atmosphere, don't expect gore like the other zombie films of recent offer this is more of an expressionist horror film (like the silent horror films of the 1920's). There is more talking then action and there is one scene where is shows a zombie fall into a grinder, but with this being in the 1930's it didn't show you him getting killed like the recent films would.

This chilling tale features Bela Lugosi as the dark Voodoo prince, Murder Legendre, a supernatural force who holds his Haitian worshippers in his thrall. He joins forces with Robert Frazier who is furious at the rejection of his marriage proposal by the exquisite Madge Bellamy. They strike an unspeakable pact that results in Madge's death and resurrection as a zombie and love slave to Frazier. The evil Legendre reneges on his bargain and holds Madge's soul in captivity.

Bela Lugosi plays a blinding performance in this film and this was filmed after Dracula so he was on top form and was held as a master of horror cinema along with Boris Karloff & Lon Chaney. There is no special features on the version I have and this is also in the 50 horror classics box set I have, I like watching these old horror films because there is a gothic feel about them that later horror films lost and in them days it wasn't gore for gore sake there was a story to them and they were better told then they are now so that's why I like watching them.

Thank you for reading my review and if you watch this enjoy the first zombie film ever made in all its gothic charm.
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