I Walked with a Zombie
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| Directed by | Jacques Tourneur |
| Produced by | Val Lewton |
| Written by | Inez Wallace (story) Curt Siodmak and Ardel Wray |
| Starring | James Ellison, Frances Dee, Tom Conway |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. |
| Release date(s) | March 17, 1943 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 69 min. |
| Language | English |
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I Walked with a Zombie is a 1943 horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur.
This was the second horror film from producer Val Lewton for RKO Pictures (The first was the very successful Cat People). The film was edited by future film director Mark Robson, who would later direct his first film for producer Lewton.
As was typical of many of Lewton's horror films, he was given the film's title and, with the aid of credited writers, he created the story around the title.
I Walked was not a traditional zombie film, and was a box office success. It has since been acclaimed for its haunting atmosphere and nuanced performances.
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[edit] Plot Overview
The plot is loosely suggestive of Jane Eyre.
A recently graduated nurse from Canada is hired to take care of a "mental case" living in a remote location on an island in the West Indies. The sick woman lives with her husband (Conway) and half-brother Wesley. Wesley secretly loved the woman. The husband thinks his wife has gone mad while the locals think she has been turned into a zombie. With the help of a local doctor, the nurse attempts to revive the woman from her trance like state. Nothing seems to work. Later, after hearing about a cure by a local witch doctor, the nurse takes the woman from the compound and walks her to the witch doctor.
The film's most memorable scene may be when the nurse guides the sick woman through the high sugar cane fields at night trying to find the voodoo practitioners. The only sound in the scene is the wind blowing and the distant drums.
[edit] Influences On...
This movie influenced many several filmmakers, writers and musicians.[citation needed]
[edit] Books
This film was referenced in the novel Kiss of the Spider Woman by Argentine novelist Manuel Puig. In the book, two inmates pass the time by discussing the films one of them has seen. Though this movie is not mentioned by name, the parallels to the plot clearly indicate that Puig was speaking about this film. Cat People, a previous film by Jacques Tourneur was featured in the same book.
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[edit] Music
- Murderdolls
- Wednesday 13 - Song of the same name of their debut album
- Roky Erickson released a song called "I Walked With A Zombie" on his 1981 record, The Evil One
[edit] External links
- Plot synopsis at Turner Classic Movies
- I Walked with a Zombie at the Internet Movie Database
- I Walked With A Zombie Pages on the movie, Lewton, Tourneur & Cast
