The Plague of the Zombies (1966)

Director:

John Gilling

Writer:

Peter Bryan (writer)

Release Date:

12 January 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Young workers are dying because of a mysterious epidemic in a little village in Cornwall. Doctor Thompson...

Plot Keywords:

Professor | Mine | Dying | Village | Epidemic

Cast

André Morell	...	Sir James Forbes
Diane Clare	...	Sylvia Forbes
Brook Williams	...	Dr. Peter Tompson
Jacqueline Pearce	...	Alice Mary Tompson
John Carson	...	Squire Clive Hamilton
Alexander Davion	...	Denver (as Alex Davion)
Michael Ripper	...	Sergeant Jack Swift
Marcus Hammond	...	Tom Martinus
Dennis Chinnery	...	Constable Christian
Louis Mahoney	...	Coloured Servant
Roy Royston	...	Vicar
Ben Aris	...	John Martinus
Tim Condren	...	A young blood (as Tim Condron)
Bernard Egan	...	A young blood
Norman Mann	...	A young blood
Francis Willey	...	A young blood
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jerry Verno	...	Landlord
Jolyan Booth	...	Coach Driver (uncredited)
Peter Diamond	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Reg Harding	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Keith Peacock	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Del Watson	...	Zombie (uncredited)

Directed by
John Gilling

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Peter Bryan		writer

Produced by
Anthony Nelson Keys	....	producer

Original Music by
James Bernard

Cinematography by
Arthur Grant

Film Editing by
Chris Barnes

Production Design by
Bernard Robinson

Art Direction by
Don Mingaye

Makeup Department
Roy Ashton	....	makeup artist
Frieda Steiger	....	hair stylist
Richard Mills	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
George Fowler	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bert Batt	....	assistant director
Hugh Harlow	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Roy Baker	....	sound editor
Ken Rawkins	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Les Bowie	....	special effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Peter Diamond	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Moray Grant	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rosemary Burrows	....	wardrober

Editorial Department
James Needs	....	supervising editor

Music Department
Philip Martell	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Lorna Selwyn	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Hammer Film Productions
• Seven Arts Productions

Distributors

• Warner-Pathé Distributors (1966) (UK) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1966) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Anolis Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1989) (UK) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• Works Editora (Brazil) (DVD)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2004) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Bowie Films

Other Companies

• Bray Studios Ltd.  filming location

Also Known As:

The Zombies

Runtime:

91 min | USA:90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:15 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating) | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Finland:(Banned) (1966) | Norway:15 | Norway:18 (1970) | USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Hammer Film Productions

Trivia:

Filmed back-to-back with The Reptile (1966), using many of the same sets, most noticeably the main village set on the back lot at Bray Studios.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Squire Clive Hamilton catches Sylvia's blood in the glass, he transfers it to a vial. When he does so, it is revealed just how much blood was in the cup. However, there's no way that that much blood could have possibly come from a small wound on her finger.

Quotes:

Sir James Forbes: I, I find all kinds of witchcraft slightly nauseating and this I find absolutely disgusting.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies (2008) (TV)

An excellent Zombie Movie

This is one of the few good horror movies about zombies that I've ever seen. It has wonderful acting, mystery, intrigue, a great plot, and, of course, scary zombies. I wish modern horror movie makers would create more movies in the vein of this 1966 classic, rather than continually pumping out the tripe that we see so much of today. This film is a respectable addition to any horror lover's personal movie collection.