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I Walked with a Zombie

1943 · 69 min

A haunting, dreamlike descent into tropical dread, where quiet menace and tragic romance linger like a fever.

Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
Genres
Mystery, Horror, Drama
Starring
James Ellison, Frances Dee, Tom Conway
Tagline
She's alive…yet dead! She's dead…yet alive!
Overview
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.

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  • BBC iPlayer
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
Genres
Mystery, Horror, Drama
Starring
James Ellison, Frances Dee, Tom Conway
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • race
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour2
Realism5
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
mystery, horror, drama, fantasy
Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
69 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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