A nurse is hired to care for the wife of a sugar plantation owner, who has been acting strangely, on a Caribbean island.A nurse is hired to care for the wife of a sugar plantation owner, who has been acting strangely, on a Caribbean island.A nurse is hired to care for the wife of a sugar plantation owner, who has been acting strangely, on a Caribbean island.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Theresa Harris
- Alma
- (as Teresa Harris)
Jeni Le Gon
- Dancer
- (as Jeni LeGon)
Richard Abrams
- Clement
- (uncredited)
Doris Ake
- Black Friend of Melise
- (uncredited)
Rita Christiani
- Friend of Melise
- (uncredited)
Vivian Dandridge
- Melisse
- (uncredited)
Alan Edmiston
- Job Interviewer
- (uncredited)
Kathleen Hartsfield
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Norman Mayes
- Bayard
- (uncredited)
Jieno Moxzer
- Sabreur
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaVal Lewton did not like the article "I Walked With A Zombie" by Inez Wallace that had been optioned, so he adapted the story to fit the novel "Jane Eyre" because he felt the article's plot was too clichéd.
- GoofsWhen Besty goes to talk with Wes on the porch about an hour into the film, they are both lit by light coming through the louvered door to the left. But, in the next closer shot, that striped lighting pattern disappears.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Betsy Connell: [voice over, giggling after the first line] I walked with a zombie. It does seem an odd thing to say. Had anyone said that to me a year ago, I'm not at all sure I would have known what a zombie was. Oh, I might have had some notion that they were strange and frightening... even a little funny. It all began in such an ordinary way...
- Crazy creditsAt the beginning, in small letters at the bottom of the screen is this disclaimer: The characters and events depicted in this photoplay are fictional. Any similarity to any persons, living, dead, OR POSSESSED, is entirely coincidental.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: I Walked with a Zombie (1969)
- SoundtracksO Marie Congo
(uncredited)
Traditional
Performed by ensemble
[Sung by the crew of the clipper ship]
Featured review
A Tourneur Masterpiece
Director Jacques Tourneur and producer Val Lewton are noted for their more cerebral forays into the horror genre and this is one of the finest of their partnership. The basic story centers around voodoo in the islands and the real or imagined effects it has on one particular family. I never know whether Tom Conway is a good, low-key actor or not an actor at all but here he does a passable job as the tortured husband. Frances Dee is sweet as the nurse who gets entangled in the family problems and tries to help to no avail. Although Christine Gordon says not a word during the whole film, her image and unusual beauty is haunting. Edith Barrett, an actress who was pitifully under used in film, is outstanding as the mother who plays a rather surprising role. The whole film is based on atmosphere and great cinematography....it is chilling without showing much, therefore leaving a lot to the imagination. There is no violence,no special effects and no gore but it will hold you in suspense just the same. The choice of title is unfortunate (but so was "I Married a Monster from Outer Space" which was also a good film). I rate this movie as one of the Tourneur/Lewton masterpieces and highly recommend it to all lovers of the genre.
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- Language
- Also known as
- Ich folgte einem Zombie
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- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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