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Writers:
Inez Wallace (story)
Curt Siodmak (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 April 1943 (USA) more
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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
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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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1 nomination more
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(10 articles)
Cinematical Seven: Directorial Double Whammies
(From Cinematical. 13 October 2009, 8:15 PM, PDT)
Old Ass Movies: Know the Horror of ‘I Walked with a Zombie’
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 30 August 2009, 11:18 AM, PDT)
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Poetic, entrancing, and one of Lewtons two best. more (59 total)
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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69 min
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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USA:PG (TV rating) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1998) | USA:Approved (PCA #8949)
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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:
Paul Holland: I want you back in Canada. more
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Featured in Monsterama Sci-Fi Late Night Creature Feature Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V) more
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The British Grenadiers more
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The basic plot: A Canadian nurse arrives at the isle of St. Sebastian to take care of a plantation owners mentally entranced and disturbed wife, but once she get's there, she learns more than she should about the family secrets, voodoo , and zombie fever......
The praise: A truly poetic, hypnotizing, and creepy film experience. The poetry of the island traditions, the family mysteries and everything else about the movie is truly evocative and sensitive. There are smatterings of spooky moments throughout, all frightening suggestively, using sound , imagery and implied chills. All classically and romantically constructed and written, a flagon of longing, taste, and character in every little detail. Well-shot, especially the impressive voodoo ceremony. Very atmospheric, with black& white used to enhance the mood, as in all Lewton movies. Watch for calypso singer Sir Lancelot, who Lewton also used in " Curse of the Cat People", an equally poetic movie, which I also have reviewed. A masterpiece of the horror film, it has many scenes which take together the essential elements of suspense and atmosphere , sound and imagery , such as Dee traveling to the voodoo ceremony. A must-see. Very hard-to-find. The only way I could find it was to order a copy of an unauthorized copy of it from Canada.Truly great.