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I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

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User Rating: 7.4/10 (2,099 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Jacques Tourneur
Writers:
Inez Wallace (story)
Curt Siodmak (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 April 1943 (USA) more
Tagline:
See this strange, strange story of a woman whose lure set brother against brother; whose love caused hate - and whose beauty bowed to the will of an evil spell in whose power we must refuse to believe - EVEN IF IT'S TRUE! more
Plot:
A young Canadian nurse (Betsy) comes to the West Indies to care for Jessica, the wife of a plantation manager (Paul Holland)... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Not your usual brain-eating corpses...and that's a good thing! more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)
James Ellison ... Wesley Rand
Frances Dee ... Betsy Connell
Tom Conway ... Paul Holland
Edith Barrett ... Mrs. Rand
James Bell ... Dr. Maxwell
Christine Gordon ... Jessica Holland
Theresa Harris ... Alma - Maid (as Teresa Harris)
Sir Lancelot ... Calypso Singer
Darby Jones ... Carrefour
Jeni Le Gon ... Dancer (as Jeni LeGon)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
69 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:PG (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1998) | USA:Approved (PCA #8949)
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Trivia:
Edith Barrett, who played the mother, was only 3 years older than James Ellison, who played her younger son, Wesley. She actually was 2 years younger than Tom Conway, who played her older son, Paul. more
Quotes:
Mrs. Rand: Don't worry about a sugar planter. Give him a horse and he'll ride to his own funeral. more
Movie Connections:
Remade as Ritual (2001/I) more
Soundtrack:
Etude in E Op.10 No.3 more

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12 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:-
Not your usual brain-eating corpses...and that's a good thing!, 15 November 2004
Author: Coventry from the Draconian Swamp of Unholy Souls

First of all: PLEASE don't let the misleading, rather silly sounding title discourage you! I walked with a Zombie is another brilliant result of the collaborations between producer Val Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur. Released one year after the simply astonishing movie 'Cat People', this is yet another intelligently elaborated and genuinely original genre-masterpiece. The solid screenplay contains a rarely seen before amount of eeriness and handles about a young ambitious nurse who goes to San Antonio in order to take care of Jessica. Jessica is the wife of plantation-owner Paul Holland and she suffers from a bizarre mental paralysis, supposedly caused by a tropical fever. She is – in fact – a zombie only not the type of walking corpse you usually expect in horror movies. Betsy, the nurse, is somehow convinced that Jessica may still be cured and turns to the Voodoo-community that is living on the island as well. Just like he pulled it off in Cat People, Tourneur manages to bring suspense in a subtle way. Without bloody images but with a unique photography and efficient set pieces! I walked with a Zombie contains great dialogues, intriguing characters and mind bending plot-twists. This is an intelligent and demanding film, especially made for people who take this genre serious! It ranks slightly under 'Cat People' but light-years above most other horror films. Check it out!

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