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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0089218315397
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Alpha Video
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Alpha Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 16, 2002
Running Time: 69 minutes
Sales Rank: 83729
Studio: Alpha Video
Theatrical Release Date: August 04, 1932
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Bela Lugosi followed up his star-making role in Dracula with this ambitious low-budget horror film from the Halperin brothers, who effectively transplanted the misty gothic mood of the Universal horror films to their poverty-row studio. White Zombie drips with atmosphere from the opening, as eerie chanting accompanies the credits and Madeleine (Madge Bellamy) arrives at midnight to witness a mysterious burial before coming face to face with the satanic looking Murder Legendre (Lugosi with goatee and searing eyes), a hypnotist and voodoo master who has been supplying the local mills with an army of zombie laborers. Madeleine's nightmare is just beginning. Having landed in a world of almost perpetual night, where hollow-eyed zombies lumber through the sugar mill and the ghostly town is eerily bereft of living souls, she becomes the object of desire for Legendre, whose plan to possess her involves her initiation to the world of the undead. This first zombie movie is also one of the best, with Lugosi's archly sinister performance dominating the film (thankfully obscuring a lot of overacting by supporting players), and astounding sets and gorgeous matte paintings creating a wondrous sense of poetic doom. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - No, It's Not a Universal Monster Film -- It's Better
Considering the genre, time period, and star actor, it's always tempting to compare "White Zombie" to the classic Universal Monster movies. However, while "White Zombie" is on par with the best of these films, it's also extraordinarily different. The Universal classics ("Frankenstein", "Dracula", "The Wolf Man", etc) tend to be relatively simple stories, often with a fascinating, easily identifiable monster at the center. "White Zombie" rejects that mold, offering something far more poignant and ... Read More
Rating: - Breakdown agony is ecstasy in overdrive
DEVILMAN, DEVILMAN!! Bela ascended from the depths of hell for this role, and he scorches the screen. This old classic is creepy!
Very dark, stylistic--gothic would be a fitting description. White Zombie was filmed back in 1932, in a mere 11 days, with a $50,000 budget. They used sets left over from Dracula and Frankenstein. All though not as well known as those classics, this is every bit as brilliant. Yeah, I said it.
Plus, this is the very first zombie flick ever made, I ... Read More
Rating:  - A pretty good zombie movie with a great plot
It is really amazing to think about how old this movie is, and how it really is one of the groundbreaking horror movies of the time. By today's standards, the look of the movie is quite archaic. The scenes jump and seem to be cut together at certain points, but it takes away very little from the movie. The acting is somewhat hokey, but again, the plot makes up for it. Upon watching this movie reminded me of the original Nosferatu, though this movie does have sound.
Bela Lugosi, in a ... Read More
Rating:  - Politically incorrect deliciousness.
White Zombie (Victor Halperin, 1932)
Back when I was a monster-movie-obsessed kid and I thought Edward Edelson was the world's greatest author, monster-movie books were still politically incorrect, and White Zombie was one of the most oft-mentioned "if you like zombies, this film is a must-see" flicks. Well, people got more sensitive in the eighties, and White Zombie kind of faded into obscurity; I doubt you'll be seeing a Criterion Collection release of this one any time soon. The cheapo ... Read More
Rating: - Twice A Month
How much do I love this movie? Well, I watch it at least twice a month. I've even been known to start the movie all over again after it finishes. I'm only 30 years old but the older I get the less I enjoy new movies and the more I love older films. Maybe because they were about story and not all about special effects and White Zombie has a great story. Bela gives what I think was his best performance, even better than Dracula. I can't recommend this one highly enough and this is the best version ... Read More
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