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
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
zombie film
hasCultFollowing true
hasCultStatus cult classic
hasTheme mind control
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
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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Bela Lugosi performedIn White Zombie
Rob Zombie notableWork White Zombie
Rob Zombie founded White Zombie