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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: TROPICAL MUSIC
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9786305436300
Feature: Madeleine (Madge Bellamy) arrives at midnight to witness a mysterious burial before coming face to face with the satanic looking Murder Legendre (Lugosi with goatee and searing eyes), a hypnotist and voodoo master who has been supplying the local mills with an army of zombie laborers. Madeleine's nightmare is just beginning. Having landed in a world of almost perpetual night, where hollow-eyed
Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305436304
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: ROAN
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: ROAN
MPN: AED2001
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: ROAN
Release Date: October 26, 1999
Running Time: 69 minutes
Studio: ROAN
Theatrical Release Date: August 04, 1932
Features:- Madeleine (Madge Bellamy) arrives at midnight to witness a mysterious burial before coming face to face with the satanic looking Murder Legendre (Lugosi with goatee and searing eyes), a hypnotist and voodoo master who has been supplying the local mills with an army of zombie laborers. Madeleine's nightmare is just beginning. Having landed in a world of almost perpetual night, where hollow-eyed
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Madeleine (Madge Bellamy) arrives at midnight to witness a mysterious burial before coming face to face with the satanic looking Murder Legendre (Lugosi with goatee and searing eyes) a hypnotist and voodoo master who has been supplying the local mills with an army of zombie laborers. Madeleine's nightmare is just beginning. Having landed in a world of almost perpetual night where hollow-eyed zombies lumber through the sugar mill and the ghostly town is eerily bereft of living souls she becomes the object of desire for Legendre whose plan to possess her involves her initiation to the world of the undead.System Requirements:Running Time: 73 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: UNRATED UPC: 785604200123 Manufacturer No: AED2001
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Bela Lugosi followed up his star-making role in Dracula with this ambitious low-budget horror film from the Halperin brothers, who effectively transplanted the misty gothic mood of the Universal horror films to their poverty-row studio. White Zombie drips with atmosphere from the opening, as eerie chanting accompanies the credits and Madeleine (Madge Bellamy) arrives at midnight to witness a mysterious burial before coming face to face with the satanic looking Murder Legendre (Lugosi with goatee and searing eyes), a hypnotist and voodoo master who has been supplying the local mills with an army of zombie laborers. Madeleine's nightmare is just beginning. Having landed in a world of almost perpetual night, where hollow-eyed zombies lumber through the sugar mill and the ghostly town is eerily bereft of living souls, she becomes the object of desire for Legendre, whose plan to possess her involves her initiation to the world of the undead. This first zombie movie is also one of the best, with Lugosi's archly sinister performance dominating the film (thankfully obscuring a lot of overacting by supporting players), and astounding sets and gorgeous matte paintings creating a wondrous sense of poetic doom. --Sean Axmaker
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I'm not sure why this version of White Zombie is labelled "enhanced" -- I bought it expecting a better copy than the three versions of White Zombie that I already own, and instead got a worse copy, dark and grainy and overexposed. It's not horrible, but there are definitely better prints of this film that you can buy at the same price or cheaper. (Note that the other reviews on this page, which rave about the quality of the DVD and the extras, do NOT refer to this copy, but to "Horror Classics Volume 1: White Zombie." There are no extras on this DVDR, and the quality is in no way remarkable.)
There are probably no really great prints of White Zombie, but you can definitely find a better print than this one. "The Bela Lugosi Collection" and "The Bela Lugosi Box Set: 15 Frightful Films" both contain slightly better copies, and based on the reviews, I suspect the "Horror Classics" version is probably even better. You're better off buying any of those.
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This is an important movie that any classic horror fan should have. It is the first (if not, one of ) Zombie movie. Bela Lugosi as a voodoo doctor with Zombie slaves. Some good early drama, romance and horror. Yes it is dated, but if like a good atmospheric horror film that moves on a purposely slow pace and has a great chilling performance by Lugosi (his evil eyes are really creepy) then you will enjoy this.
For those of you who haven't seen this and are curios about this movie and other classic horrors - definitely check this out. This is very well done horror not titled Frankenstein or Dracula. It is roughly about an hour or so long & is great to watch on a nice cold foggy day or when in the mood to watch an old gritty black and white horror film
If you want to buy it or see it, I recommend the DVD from the Roan group as the transfer is as sharp as I have ever seen. It is a public domain film so many companies like Alpha have released it, but the Roan Group is the one to get..plus is has a few cool bonus features..
The movie might not hold up well compared to today's zombie movie standards, but film historians and others who want to see movies that are ground breakers in their time certainly should not pass this little gem up...
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This is a great disc from Roan. White Zombie has never looked better. The special features are also excellent. No criticisms.
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...except it's not a Universal horror film. It was an independently made film directed by Victor Halperin, but it has the look and feel of Universal horror of the 30's. This is the eerie tale of a newlywed couple who has come to live in Haiti, the alleged walking dead forced to work the fields at night, a local rich man who becomes enamored of the bride-to-be and wants her for himself, whatever the means, and finally Lugosi, the local master of voodoo that the rich man comes to in order to get his heart's desire. Lugosi gives a great performance here akin to his performance in Dracula, and there is even the wise elder man of science who tries to make sense of it all, much as Edward Van Sloan did in Dracula and in The Mummy. The difference here is that the case is being made for that which looks like the supernatural actually having a basis in science rather than vice versa.
Rich in atmosphere, this is highly recommended. Make sure to get the ROAN release of this public domain property, as it is the best transfer I've seen even if it is ten years old.
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The drumbeat and song tell of a foreign location. The people bury a dead body in the road to prevent it from being dug up and turned into a zombie. Who are those strange people in the night? Are they are the living dead, zombies who work at night? Mr. Beaumont offered them a job. Is there something strange going on? There are ominous noises in the sugar works. "I looked into her eyes." "No, not that!" "There is no other way." What about that lone flower? What will that marriage bring? What about that voodoo doll? What a horrible fate! As the story unfolds we learn more about the characters. Will they rob a grave?
"Have you got a match?" Can a drug cause a lethargic coma, like death? Article 49 of French Law says that it is attempted murder. Is that Madeline playing a piano? Can she be brought back to life? Was something put into his drink? Will Silver feed a vulture? [The film shows the technical effects of that time.] The story runs on. What will Madeline do with that knife? Will the villain's power be overcome by a holy man? Will the creatures self-destruct? Was it all a dream? "Have you got a match?"
The horror of this film now seems dated and is now comically funny. Were those zombies working at night a symbol for Hollywood or exploited workers?
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