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Binding: DVD
Format: NTSC
Theatrical Release Date: April 30, 1943
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Excellent.
I Walked with a Zombie (Jacques Tourneur, 1943)
When Jacques Tourneur, one of the great directors of the forties and fifties, got together with Val Lewton, notorious B-movie producer (before B-movies were invented, even!), sparks just had to fly. The two of them worked on three pictures as a team in 1942 and 1943; I Walked with a Zombie, which adds a Curt Siodmak script to the mix, is the one in the middle, and often considered one of Tourneur's best movies (and the best collaboration ... Read More
Rating: - Lots of atmosphere, with jungle drums and a wife whose problems go well beyond sleep-walking
"Everything seems beautiful because you don't understand," says Paul Holland (Tom Conway) to nurse Betsy Connell (Frances Dee), on their voyage to Haiti where she will take care of his seriously ill wife. "Those flying fish, they're jumping in terror because bigger fish want to eat them. That luminous water...it takes its gleam from millions of tiny dead bodies, the glitter of putrescence. There's no beauty here, only death and decay." If that attitude isn't enough to be off-putting, Betsy discovers ... Read More
Rating: - A classic Val Lewton production
We are treated to exotic titles and expectations with titles such as "I walked With a Zombie." My only encounters with Zombies are those that process in an UNIX operating system that can not be killed. I also watched "Weekend at Bernie's II."
As with other Lewton productions he got a way with a psychological thriller in the guise of a monster movie. In the days of sailing ships a nurse (Frances Dee) is employed to go to San Sebastian to look after a plantation owner's wife (Christine Gordon.) ... Read More
Rating:  - This is a 5-star B movie
What a strange, short movie! Set in Haiti, around 65 years ago, a Canadian nurse comes to the island to care for a woman who appears to be catatonic. We discover that the patient is, instead, a zombie! None of the two zombies in this film chase people, eat people, or any of the other typical stuff. They are just stupified and can be controlled by others. It is a strange, dark little film that achieves its effect through lighting and excellant editing. This is a gem of a film -- like a great short story ... Read More
Rating: - Don't Miss "I Walked With a Zombie"
I have always considered "I Walked With a Zombie" to be archetypical of what might be called "horror-noir." It is a moody, suspenseful black and white film, skillfully portrayed by all the actors, who play well off each other and off the premise of the story. Music gives just the right eerie note to build on the apprehension of the audience. Cinematography is excellent, with superb effect of light and shadow to create the chilling ambience. Unlike many latterday films, the makers of this film seem to have ... Read More
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