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Legendre's zombies

FilimeAbapfuye bazimaUbupfumu1900 kugeza 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

Bashyire ku murwano
Yagaragaye bwa mbere
1932
Released 1932
Igihangano cy'umwimerere
White Zombie (1932)
Victor Halperin
Byakorewe muri
Amerika
Icyayiteye
Ubupfumu
A voodoo master in Haiti uses a potion and his own will to turn victims into soulless servants.
Uko umuntu ahinduka zombi
The victim is dosed with Legendre's potion, appears to die, is entombed and is then revived under his control.
Ubwenge
Nta bwenge
Intege nke
  • knocking out or killing the controller breaks his hold
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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

Amasoko

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

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