DVD : The Plague of the Zombies
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305650638
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305650632
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Release Date: November 02, 1999
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 76693
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: January 12, 1966
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Anticipating Night of the Living Dead by a couple of years, the John Gilling-directed Plague of the Zombies gives the gothic treatment to the stumbling undead. André Morell plays an unassuming medical professor called by a former student, village doctor Peter Tompson (Brook Williams), to investigate a mysterious plague in a small Cornish village. They uncover an unholy plot by the devilishly decadent local Squire (John Carson), who has been using black magic to create an army of laborers to work his failing tin mine and has now infected William's sickly young wife. Gilling sets a spooky atmosphere, a fog-drenched village where the inhabitants live as if under a cloud of doom, dominated by the arrogant squire, who bullies his way about with his gang of cruel, aristocratic thugs. The film's highlight is the eerie introduction of the zombies, clawing their way up through the earth and emerging as lumbering, death-masked ghouls. The film has been remastered from the original 35mm negatives in the Hammer vaults, and letterboxed to its original aspect ratio. --Sean Axmaker
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Fete of Death
When I ordered this movie a few days ago, I didn't realize I had already seen it. The title "Plague of the Zombies" didn't ring any bells. After the fox hunters kidnaped Andre Morell's daughter, though, I remembered that I had already seen it.
This is an excellent Hammer horror movie that few people have ever heard of. I don't know why this movie gets so little exposure. It's right up there with the best of Hammer's horror flicks. It has a great gothic ambience, a tight story line, smart direction, and a skillful cast. The zombies my seem cheesy by today's standards, but they still spooked me. If you like horror movies, don't miss this one. There isn't much blood and gore, but if "Plague of the Zombies" proves anything, it's that you don't need them to serve up the chills.
--Bryan Cassiday
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If you want special effects and gore, this isn't the movie for you. However, despite the lack of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, A Plague of Zombies is a classic Hammer Horror film.
So if you are in the mood for a period horror film (Victorian era England) that doesn't involve Vampires, Werewolves, or Frankenstein's monster, this movie has a lot to offer. (Spoilers Follow) In a nutshell, a well respected older doctor is called away from London to help one of his former students. The student now has a practice in a small rural town. A strange disease is killing off the young doctor's patients at an alarming rate and now his wife may be infected. The need to perform an autopsy (the locals won't allow anyone to perform an autopsy on their "dearly departed") leads to a bit of grave robbing (by the good guys) which reveals . . . well you know the title of the movie so you can probably figure it out. So, period costumes, a classic monster that doesn't show up much in "Victorian" based horror stories, and the fact that the local squire is straight out of the Hell Fire Club all add up to the makings for a fine little horror film.
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"Plague of the Zombies" is one of Hammer's more curious and therefore interesting productions of the 1960's. The 1960's saw Hammer diversify their film forms and in addition to their colour gothic horrors, they also produced monochrome psychological thrillers in the mould of Hitchcock such as "Maniac" and a range of films for the summer holidays to be enjoyed by children such as "Captain Clegg" and "The Devil Ship Pirates" in many ways "Plague of the Zombies" also steps out of the normal gothic horror formula that Hammer proliferated with in this decade, and suggests that Hammer are slightly more adventurous and innovative than modern critics would perhaps give them credit for. Hammer shot this film and "The Reptile" back to back and both share in common a rural Cornish setting. This setting is used to highlight the by now familiar class concerns that run right through the entirety of Hammer's output. "Plague of the Zombies" offers a particularly nihilistic and unpleasant view of this issue, by showing a lower class exploited in life and in death, seemingly offering no escape for these classes from the yolk of oppression. The film also has some other interesting layers, most notably issues surrounding colonialism and also some intriguing depictions of race relations. The film is also not without its creepy and atmospheric moments, a nightmare sequence ending with a memorable beheading is just one of the highlights of a film that has more to say than the usual Hammer production. ... Read More
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Firstly, the movie doesn't involve a plague of zombies at all, rather a modest collection of them being used as illegal workers underground in a tin mine - remember "101 uses for a dead cat"? Despite this, all the usual Hammer type features are here: the superstitious villagers blind to what is happening under their noses, the outsider running his own investigation by digging up bodies in the middle of the night, cigars and brandy around the fire, the deranged squire who hides the evil secret in his castle and of course - a fiery finale. This is a most enjoyable film, with good straight faced actors who act well, and bring you along for the ride. This is about what you would expect from a good solid hammer film. This is a fun movie to watch on a lost weekend over a bottle of wine.
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This is one of the finest horror films produced by Hammer Films in the Sixties. It features great sets, fine acting, and several genuinely chilling moments. It loses a star because some of the story elements in the ending feel too much like "uh-oh... we're on page 83 of the script, so it's time to wrap things up!"
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starring: André Morell, Diane Clare, Brook Williams, Jacqueline Pearce, John Carson
directed by: John Gilling
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305650638
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305650632
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Release Date: November 02, 1999
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 76693
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: January 12, 1966
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