I Walked With a Zombie

1943, Horror, 1h 9m

35 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Evocative direction by Jacques Tourneur collides with the low-rent production values of exploitateer Val Lewton in I Walked with a Zombie, a sultry sleeper that's simultaneously smarmy, eloquent and fascinating. Read critic reviews

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Canadian nurse Betsey Connell (Frances Dee) is hired to care for Jessica Holland (Christine Gordon), a woman on a Caribbean sugar plantation, who has a bizarre condition. The mysterious affliction baffles Betsy but when she falls for Jessica's husband, Paul (Tom Conway), she is determined to make him happy by curing his wife. However, in her quest, Betsey is drawn into the island's dark culture of voodoo and zombies and begins to uncover the Holland family's sinister secrets.

Cast & Crew

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
Darby Jones
Carrefour
Richard Abrams
Clement (uncredited)
Martin Wilkins
Houngan (uncredited)
Jacques Tourneur
Director
Charlotte Brontë
Writer
Inez Wallace
Writer
Curt Siodmak
Writer
Ardel Wray
Writer
Val Lewton
Producer
Roy Webb
Original Music
J. Roy Hunt
Cinematographer
Mark Robson
Film Editing
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Director
Walter E. Keller
Art Director
A. Roland Fields
Set Decoration
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
John C. Grubb
Sound
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