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A Victorian Cornish tin-mining village suffers a series of mysterious deaths and the local doctor's old professor, Sir James Forbes (Andre Morell), comes to investigate. Graves are empty, a man who has just been buried is seen on the moors and the Squire is up to his neck in camp voodoo rituals. Though containing one genuinely disturbing graveyard sequence involving the undead, The Plague of the Zombies is more a feverish black-magic thriller, the real threat coming from the malevolent Squire Clive Hamilton (John Carson) and his upper-class cronies. Indeed, the portrayal of fox-hunters as shockingly brutal thugs is remarkable for 1966, and while the genre horror is dated, the real horror is in the extreme class warfare which drives the plot. Less famous than Hammer's Dracula and Frankenstein films, this is nevertheless a gripping, stylish picture from The Studio that Dripped Blood. Depending not on gore but on story, acting and atmosphere, it continues the tradition of Val Lewton's I Walked With a Zombie (1943) and, pre-dating The Night of the Living Dead (1968), is the last old-style zombie classics. Blake's Seven fans will be delighted by an early lead role for Jacqueline Pearce (Servalan), who the same year starred in Hammer's The Reptile. --Gary S. Dalkin
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United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region B DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Dolby Linear PCM ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.66:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Blu-Ray & DVD Combo, Documentary, Interactive Menu, Remastered, Scene Access, Special Edition, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: Within a remote eighteenth century Cornish village, an evil presence lurks within the darkness of the witching hour, a mysterious plague relentlessly taking lives at an unstoppable rate. Unable to find the cause, Dr Peter Thompson enlists the help of Professor James Forbes. Desperate to find an antidote what they find instead are empty coffins with the diseased corpses missing. Following a series of strange and frightening clues, Thompson and Forbes are lead to a deserted mine where they discover a world of black magic and a doomed legion of flesh eating slaves, the walking dead. ...The Plague of the Zombies ( The Zombies ) (Blu-Ray & DVD Combo) (Blu-Ray)
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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This film is fine and has a strong and commanding lead role by Andre Morell. It's a good story, is well put together, and interestingly is set in 1860 in darkest Cornwall (and not as you would perhaps expect in the Caribbean, or Haiti in particular).
Sir James Forbes, an eminent professor of medicine at London University, receives a troublesome letter from one of his former protege students and decides, along with his pretty daughter, Sylvia, to visit him.
In the Cornish village, 13 people have died within a year and all under mysterious circumstances. Suspiciously, the local squire will not authorise any autopsies. The doctors decide to investigate and in doing so uncover empty coffins, voodoo practice, strange going-ons at a disused tin mine and, ultimately, as the title suggests, a plague of zombies.
Diane Clare plays the role of the voluptuous Victorian beauty and overall this is a decent 86 minute offering from the Hammer team.
The dream scene is particularly memorable and is a famous slice of 60's horror (remember that this film was actually made before 'Night of the Living Dead').
It is ironic that the human psyche naturally fears the idea of zombies but, at the same time, a belief in life after death is a basic tenet of most world religions.
Sir James Forbes, an eminent professor of medicine at London University, receives a troublesome letter from one of his former protege students and decides, along with his pretty daughter, Sylvia, to visit him.
In the Cornish village, 13 people have died within a year and all under mysterious circumstances. Suspiciously, the local squire will not authorise any autopsies. The doctors decide to investigate and in doing so uncover empty coffins, voodoo practice, strange going-ons at a disused tin mine and, ultimately, as the title suggests, a plague of zombies.
Diane Clare plays the role of the voluptuous Victorian beauty and overall this is a decent 86 minute offering from the Hammer team.
The dream scene is particularly memorable and is a famous slice of 60's horror (remember that this film was actually made before 'Night of the Living Dead').
It is ironic that the human psyche naturally fears the idea of zombies but, at the same time, a belief in life after death is a basic tenet of most world religions.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
It is always around this sort of time of year when the nights are getting cold and dark that I yearn to dig out my old Hammer Horror collection and bask in the atmospheric wonderfulness of the UKs best known horror studio. So with this in mind I decided it would be the perfect opportunaty to sample the new Blu ray releases from Hammer that are being distributed by Studio Canal and for no other reason than that I found a very resonably priced copy here on Amazon my first and definatly not last Hammer Blu ray is John Gilling's 1966 Plague Of The Zombies.
For most modern audiences the word zombie in a movie title conjurs up images of the films of Romero, Fulci or even TV shows like the Walking Dead complete with gratuitous gore, grue and general mean spiritedness. Plague Of The Zombies which also happens to be Hammers only foray into the zombie genre is a far more sedate, charming and elegant film compared to the blood and thunder approach of more recent walking dead movies and is more more akin to the zombie movies of old such as the Bela Lugosi starrer White Zombie or the wonderfuly titled but suprisingly tame I Eat Your Skin complete with a voodoo master and a hord of drone like and mostly unthreatening zombie slaves. I suppose this was a time before Night Of The Living Dead with its cannabalistic ghouls and social commentary that took over the genre and cemented audiences expectations of what a zombie film should be all about but this far more classical take by Hammer is thouroughly commendable and totally in keeping with the studios 60s output.
Though obviously a Hammer film this misses a number of traits assciated with the studio. There is no Christopher Lee or Peter Cushing, no bared fangs and not pumped up heaving cleavage in sight.... Read more ›
For most modern audiences the word zombie in a movie title conjurs up images of the films of Romero, Fulci or even TV shows like the Walking Dead complete with gratuitous gore, grue and general mean spiritedness. Plague Of The Zombies which also happens to be Hammers only foray into the zombie genre is a far more sedate, charming and elegant film compared to the blood and thunder approach of more recent walking dead movies and is more more akin to the zombie movies of old such as the Bela Lugosi starrer White Zombie or the wonderfuly titled but suprisingly tame I Eat Your Skin complete with a voodoo master and a hord of drone like and mostly unthreatening zombie slaves. I suppose this was a time before Night Of The Living Dead with its cannabalistic ghouls and social commentary that took over the genre and cemented audiences expectations of what a zombie film should be all about but this far more classical take by Hammer is thouroughly commendable and totally in keeping with the studios 60s output.
Though obviously a Hammer film this misses a number of traits assciated with the studio. There is no Christopher Lee or Peter Cushing, no bared fangs and not pumped up heaving cleavage in sight.... Read more ›
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film made back to back with The Reptile is actually one of Hammers most popular films. A fine cast, decent sets, a good script and a really good dream sequence when the zombies emerge from their graves make it a really good watch indeed. Also includes the lovely Jacqueline Pearce who is fondly remembered for her role in Blakes Seven a few years back. Overall, a fine effort worth adding to any DVD collection. Good picture and sound too.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. J. Chase
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
My excitement upon receiving this newly remastered film was soon turned to disappointment when i viewed the DVD copy. All other manifestations I've owned shared good muted eastmancolor characteristics, good tonal range, subtle colour etc. Whilst the restorers I'm sure have worked hard to restore this film from the original negative ( and watching the documentary about its restoration I can see they've been doing some long hours) the result is a film which seems to add horrid vivid blue to day for night scenes, so that Sir James Forbes' jacket has turned navy blue as indeed had jacqueline pierces' hair (!), and contrast to the point where shadow detail has been lost. The scene where Pierce turns into a zombie in her grave, a very dramatic Les bowie effort, is ruined by poor colour. And the contrast is some scenes, of which the restorers boast, is far too much for my taste.
Where this edition really scores is in the accompanying extras, particularly the documentary about the film's production. Great to see jacqueline Pierce and john carson talking so enthusiastically about a film I admire so much.
Where this edition really scores is in the accompanying extras, particularly the documentary about the film's production. Great to see jacqueline Pierce and john carson talking so enthusiastically about a film I admire so much.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By PD
Format:DVD
An usual hammer film as well as an usual zombie film, nothing like the zombie films produced today.Set in a small english country village the film is about a strange disease which has killed twelve people in as many months but the local doctor has no idea what it is and so he calls on his mentor, sir james forbes(andre morell)for help in stopping the plague that is slowly killing the villagers off.The transfer is excellent and overall this film is well worth buying if your a hammer fan
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The Undead Has Never Looked So Good!
Plague Of The Zombies is one of my favourite Hammer Horrors. I was introduced to it in my early years when the B.B. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Rick
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Best of the Zombie Movies, a masterpiece from Hammer
THE PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES Hammer Films 1966 - Region 2 DVD
Back in the 1980s I replaced most of my collection of 8mm movies with VHS and now I am going through a same... Read more
Back in the 1980s I replaced most of my collection of 8mm movies with VHS and now I am going through a same... Read more
Published 19 days ago by BlackBrigand
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What a Film!
A great restoration of one of Hammer's most admired films. The prototype of future zombie films from George Romero to Simon Pegg and set against the backdrop of an eerie... Read more
Published 2 months ago by ravna
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One of Hammer's best films gets the makeover it truly deserves
A brilliant Hammer horror, produced back to back with The Reptile in 1965, this B-film proved to be one of the studios best loved and memorable titles, still producing shivers when... Read more
Published 2 months ago by filmboychris
4.0 out of 5 stars
As good as the top-tier Hammer releases
Plague of the Zombies may not be one of the better-known Hammer movies and it may not have the top stars like Peter Cushing and/or Christopher Lee but this does not make it a... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Sursubbu
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Excellent Presentation of a Forgotten Gem.
If you were going to compile a DVD of classic horror moments then the so-called "Nightmare Sequence" from this movie would undoubtedly feature. Read more
Published 8 months ago by S. Muzyka
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Great film, mostly good BD
I'm a fan of this film, as a rare example of English/Hammer zombie horror from the 60's. Good to great acting (Morell and Pearce) and an interesting plot, with a great "dream"... Read more
Published 10 months ago by jimbob
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The Missing Zombie Link...
In the 30s and 40s, the Zombie was a product of the poverty row studios, churning out mildly racist voodoo cheapies so Bela Lugosi would have something to do. Read more
Published 11 months ago by SamJones99
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Excellent Blu-Ray Transfer
This is another superb Hammer Blu-Ray from Studio Canal. The colours are vibrant and lush, the image is crisp and clear and the audio is excellent. Read more
Published 11 months ago by KoD
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My first Hammer Horror - SUPERB!
Andre Morell was superb in his leading role, and I throughly enjoyed this Hammer Horror! Much more than I expected! Read more
Published 14 months ago by Louise Roberts
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