I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, a mindless woman whose husband she's fallen in love with.
- Jacques Tourneur
- William Dorfman
- Ardel Wray
- Curt Siodmak
- Inez Wallace
Rating: 6.7/10 by 282 users
Alternative Title:
yö voodoosaarella - FI
Ich folgte einem Zombie - DE
나는 좀비와 함께 걸었다 - KR
Yo anduve con un zombie - ES
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 09 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: island, jealousy, love triangle, nurse, superstition, voodoo, calypso, plantation, half-brother, psychological abuse, sorrow, sibling rivalry, zombie, doctor, alcoholic, tower, val lewton, tropical island, voodoo ritual, science vs religion, guilty conscience, voodoo doll, gothic romance, brain dead, descendants of african slaves, plantation owner, cane field
Frances Dee portrays "Betsy Connell" a nurse hired to travel to a Caribbean island to care for the catatonic wife of a local plantation owner. Once there, she does her best for the poor woman as she slowly falls in love with the husband "Paul Holland" (Tom Conway). She decides she must do what she can to help her charge recover and that involves dealing with the local community and using their voodoo. The film is actually quite thought provoking; it touches on the conversation about continuing to live regardless of the quality of life and it questions the role of traditional (and often religiously ethical medical treatments) against what could be described as more pagan ones. It's eerily shot which means at times quite it can be hard to see what's going on, but is still an interesting horror film with virtually no screaming!
