The plague of the zombies 1966 may have a garish title but an excellent script by peter bryan the hound of the baskervilles 1959, the brides of dracula, 1960 and atmospheric cinematography makes this one of hammer studios finest productions. A mysterious plague relentlessly consumes lives at an unstoppable rate. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading this plague of days, season two the zombie apocalypse serial book 2. Plague of the zombies 1966 plague of the zombies is good. While far from being the first zombie film, plague of the zombies was highly influential. The plague disease can be acquired through several sources. Lord john grey, a lieutenantcolonel in his majestys. The plague of the zombies was one of four films shot backtoback at bray studios, the others being dracula.
Terrible things happen soon, beyond imagination or. The plague of the zombies 1966 hammer films andre morell. Doctor thompson is helpless and asks professor james forbes for help. A medical professor andre morell and his daughter diane clare link a cornish epidemic to a village squires john carson voodoo. It is about young workers who are dying because of a mysterious epidemic in a little village in cornwall. Words spoken in one of hammers most influential movies. These zombies are both threatening and tragic, as we can. As the figures in the squires house burn, the zombies in the mine do the same. Season 2 had berserker zombies, which added a whole new set of zombies to your game. Almost always merged with flesheating zombie despite how counterproductive this would be, given that you cant really turn someone into a.
The plague of the zombies 1966 official trailer hd. Prince of darkness, rasputin the mad monk, and the reptile all 1966, films that redressed the same sets and rotated cast members, furthering that strange continuum that suggests our current climate of shared universe franchises. Double bill five plague of the zombies 1966 dracula. Young workers are dying because of a mysterious epidemic in a little village in cornwall.
Plaguebearing zombies are becoming increasingly common in modern zombiehorror. Plague of the zombies has a roger corman like the feel present all throughout its running time. In the 19th century, the eminent sir james forbes morell is called to a cornish village to investigate a series of mysterious deaths. The plague of the zombies 1966 the movie database tmdb. Local squire charles, a disciple of haitian witchcraft, is using the voodoo magic to resurrect the dead to work in his decrepit and unsafe tin mines that are shunned by the local. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. Hot on the heels of their recent magnificent restoration of dracula prince of darkness, studio canal now unleashes the film that played as its support on a memorable double bill back in 1966. The plague of the zombies 1966 ultimate guide hardback from classic monsters is a luxury hardcover guide to the hammer zombie horror movie.
In line with the traditional haitian accounts of real zombification as of 1966, the plague of the zombies may have been the film most based on the reallife source of zombie films since white zombie in 1932, there seems to be a soul, or consciousness, trapped in a hypnotized body. The plague of the zombies is a 1966 hammer film directed by john gilling and starring andre morell, john carson, jacqueline pearce, brook williams and michael ripper. The plague of zombies original theatrical trailer 1966. Despite being their only effort in the subgenre, the film is nothing short of topnotch zombie flick which, if anything, has been terribly underrated.
Sir james, thompson and sylvia escape as the crazed zombies and hamilton burn. Michael ripper, andr morell, diane clare, brook williams, jacqueline pearce, john carson, alexander davion, marcus hammond, dennis chinnery, louis mahoney, john gilling, the plague of the zombies 1966, the plague of the zombies 1966, john gilling, michael ripper, andr morell, diane clare. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. At the start of the event the infection had a duration of 10 minutes, but this decreased nearly daily, with a duration of only 1 minute by day 5 of the event. This novella, originally published as lord john and the plague of zombies, is now available as a standalone ebook. Is the mysteriously wealthy squire and his gang of. Andre morell, john carson, diane clare, jacqueline pearce, brook williams, michael ripper, alex davion, marcus hammond, roy royston. Only the lord of the dead could unleash them sir james forbes arrives in a remote cornish village to identify a mysterious plague afflicting the population. The plague of the zombies movie trailer 1966plot synopsis. The plague of the zombies blu ray shout factory 1966 1. Local squire charles, a disciple of haitian witchcraft, is using the voodoo magic to resurrect the dead to work in his decrepit and unsafe tin mines that are shunned by the local population.
The plague of the zombies 1966 is one of these films that veered away from the usual hammer tropes in an aim to create something slightly different and is one of the most successful films from the studio. Peter tompson enlists the help of his mentor, sir james forbes. In 1966, hammer released their one and only zombie film, the plague of the zombies. John gillings the plague of the zombies was released two years before george romeros night of the living dead us, 1968 irrevocably linked zombies with cannibalism in audiences minds. It certainly laid the foundations for romeros zombie trilogy, anyway.
Created by the virus or the assimilator, these are the zombies that are guaranteed to turn others into zombies due to their highly communicable virus or nanobots or whatever. The plague of the zombies movie 1966 teaser trailer. This is meant to be humorous, but legitimate criticism. Strange goingson in a cornish village of 1860, where people are dying of an unknown disease, and the dead rest not quietly in their graves. But his magic relies on human sacrifice and he unleashes his army of the undead on the. This plague of days, season two the zombie apocalypse. Clive hamiltonjohn carson discovers the benefits of zombie labor, they work cheap and kill your enemies for free. The films imagery influenced many later films in the zombie genre. The plague of the zombies movie trailer 1966 plot synopsis.
Sir james forbes is called to assist a local doctor deal with a mysterious disease that is killing off the inhabitants of a small village in cornwall. Peter tompsonbrook williamsconfronts the evil doers and has to rescue his lovely daughter sylviadiane clare from the clutches of the zombies. The plague of the zombies 1966 official trailer hd duration. It tells a crime story set in the 16th century seville during an outbreak of the bubonic plague. The plague of the zombies 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. So good, in fact, that its probably the film thats responsible for the slew of zombie video nasties of the 70s and 80s. Gillings film prefigures romeros reinvention of zombie mythology, by engaging in social commentary and employing similar imagery to hammers earlier vampire films. The plague of the zombies movie 1966 video dailymotion. Perhaps a little tame these days, the plague of the zombies is highly atmospheric, imaginatively directed with classy photography. The plague of the zombies 1966 nonusa format, pal, reg.
The professor and his daughter sylvia travel to thomson. Terrible things happen soon, beyond imagination or reality. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. With andre morell, diane clare, brook williams, jacqueline pearce. The plague of the zombies 1966 signed hardback classic. The plague of the zombies 1966 cast and crew moviefone. Plague zombie wowpedia your wiki guide to the world of. But his magic relies on human sacrifice and he unleashes. By the 50s, they were already used for comic effect, until hammer took their chance with the plague of the zombies 1966, an atmospheric yet rousing period piece that would help set up another template for zombiedoms biggest sea change two years later. In a cornish village in august 1860, the inhabitants.
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