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Legendre's zombies

PelículaNo muertoBrujeríaDe 1900 a 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

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Primera aparición
1932
Released 1932
Obra de origen
White Zombie (1932)
Victor Halperin
Hecho en
EE. UU.
Qué lo causa
Brujería
A voodoo master in Haiti uses a potion and his own will to turn victims into soulless servants.
Cómo te conviertes en uno
The victim is dosed with Legendre's potion, appears to die, is entombed and is then revived under his control.
Inteligencia
Sin cerebro
Puntos débiles
  • knocking out or killing the controller breaks his hold

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1932

Released 1932

notas de campo

Qué dicen las fuentes

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

Fuentes

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

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Misma época: De 1900 a 1967