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Legendre's zombies

FilmMort-vivantSorcellerie1900 à 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

⚔️ L'affronter
Première apparition
1932
Released 1932
Œuvre d'origine
White Zombie (1932)
Victor Halperin
Fabriqué en
États-Unis
Ce qui le provoque
Sorcellerie
A voodoo master in Haiti uses a potion and his own will to turn victims into soulless servants.
Comment on en devient un
The victim is dosed with Legendre's potion, appears to die, is entombed and is then revived under his control.
Intelligence
Sans cervelle
Points faibles
  • knocking out or killing the controller breaks his hold

Quand est-il apparu pour la première fois ?

Monde antique
Moyen Âge
1500 à 1899
1900 à 1967
1968 à 1999
2000 à 2009
2010 à aujourd'hui
1932

Released 1932

notes de terrain

Ce que disent les sources

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

Sources

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

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