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Legendre's zombies

FilmNon mortoStregoneriaDal 1900 al 1967

The zombies of White Zombie are mind-controlled bodies kept as labour and guards by Bela Lugosi's voodoo master, Legendre. The film drew on William Seabrook's The Magic Island and is treated as the archetype for later zombie films. It is generally considered the first feature-length zombie film.12

Combatterlo
Prima apparizione
1932
Released 1932
Opera d'origine
White Zombie (1932)
Victor Halperin
Fatto in
USA
Cosa lo causa
Stregoneria
A voodoo master in Haiti uses a potion and his own will to turn victims into soulless servants.
Come lo si diventa
The victim is dosed with Legendre's potion, appears to die, is entombed and is then revived under his control.
Intelligenza
Senza cervello
Punti deboli
  • knocking out or killing the controller breaks his hold

Quando è comparso per la prima volta?

Mondo anticoMedioevoDal 1500 al 1899Dal 1900 al 1967Dal 1968 al 1999Dal 2000 al 2009Dal 2010 a oggi1932

Released 1932

appunti sul campo

Cosa dicono le fonti

1

Considered the first feature-length zombie film12

2

The zombies labour in a sugar mill and guard their master's castle; shooting does not stop them12

3

When the master is knocked unconscious his zombies walk off a cliff12

4

Shot in eleven days in March 1932 for about 50,000 dollars, on sets left over from Dracula and Frankenstein12

5

Jack Pierce created Bela Lugosi's look for the role12

6

The playwright of the Broadway play Zombie sued the filmmakers and lost12

Fonti

  1. White Zombie (film) - Wikipedia
  2. The Magic Island - Wikipedia

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