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Legendre's zombies

IfilimuAbangafiUbuthakathi1900 kuya ku-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

Lwa nayo
Kuvele kuqala
1932
Released 1932
Umsebenzi womthombo
White Zombie (1932)
Victor Halperin
Yenziwe ku-
I-USA
Okuyibangela
Ubuthakathi
A voodoo master in Haiti uses a potion and his own will to turn victims into soulless servants.
Indlela oba ngayo yinye
The victim is dosed with Legendre's potion, appears to die, is entombed and is then revived under his control.
Ubuhlakani
Abangenamqondo
Izindawo ezibuthaka
  • knocking out or killing the controller breaks his hold
amanothi ensimini

Okushiwo yimithombo

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

Imithombo

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

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