White Zombie
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White Zombie is a 1932 American horror film, often cited as the first feature-length zombie movie, starring Bela Lugosi as a sinister voodoo master.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| antagonist | Murder Legendre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Magic Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | William Seabrook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematography | Arthur Martinelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Victor Halperin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ernest Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Murder Legendre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white feature film ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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zombie film ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasCultStatus | cult classic ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mind control
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supernatural horror ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| influenced | later zombie films ⓘ |
| isConsidered | first feature-length zombie film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Abe Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Bela Lugosi’s performance as a voodoo master
ⓘ
early depiction of cinematic zombies ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
voodoo
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zombies as mindless slaves ⓘ |
| producer | Edward Halperin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Halperin Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1932-08-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 67 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| starring |
Bela Lugosi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Harron NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Cawthorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Madge Bellamy NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Frazer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starsActorAsRole | Bela Lugosi as Murder Legendre ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary to early 1930s ⓘ |
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