

White Zombie
Stranger things are happening than you ever dreamed of!
A wealthy landowner living in Haiti convinces a sorcerer to lure the woman he has fallen for away from her fiancé. The madman later betrays their agreement by keeping the woman for himself…as a zombie.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $50K
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- voodoo
- plantation
- haiti
- zombie
- black and white
- newlywed
- pre-code
- poverty row
- woman in peril
- grim
- telepathic mind control
- vulture
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)28 Jul 1932
- Theatrical4 Aug 1932
- TVNew York, premiere2 Jul 1949
- PhysicalNRUnited American Video Corporation (UAV) #1025 [VHS] 74 minutes11 Jul 1985
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical (limited)London, cuts made, rated A20 Sept 1932
- TheatricalCuts made, rated A26 Mar 1933
- PhysicalPGVHS11 Feb 1991
- PhysicalPGDVD7 Oct 2002
BrazilBR
- Theatrical31 Oct 1932
GermanyDE
- Physical12DVD1 Jun 2012
ItalyIT
- TV31 Jul 1989
SpainES
- Theatrical1621 Jul 1976
Frequently asked questions
White Zombie was released on 28 July 1932.
Audience reviews
2- C6/10
CinemaSerf
6/13/2022
This is quite a decent little Zombie mystery with a wonderfully evocative opening few scenes as the couple drive to the eerie plantation home of "Beaumont" (Robert Frazer). Now I'm sure Haiti would be a beautiful place to marry in 2020, but back in the 1930s it was an island awash with voodoo and coffin lids that go bump in the night, so when "Beaumont" takes a shine to Madge Bellamy "Madeline" he turns to the local …
- H4/10
hand2a
1/16/2025
The first on-screen use of the word 'zombie'! A must watch if you are interested in the history of the horror genre, and although it is interesting, it's not the most entertaining. Robert Frazer was good as Beaumont and Lugosi was great as always, also has some nice matte painting work, but other than the historical significance, it's a pretty bog-standard early B-movie. 2/5
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