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The Plague of the Zombies
Directed By:
John Gilling
Theatrical Release Date: 01/12/1966
MPAA Rating: 
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Editorial Review - Amazon.com
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. Andre 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
Corrupt leadership and the decay of the soul
A Customer Review by Mackshere
*HAMMER pounds the the zombie nail*
The British film industry was churning out horror in the 60's in rabid fashion. After several remakes of old Universal films, they found some fresh deadmeat to serve up--the voodoo zombie sub-genre. This has obvious parallels with WHITE ZOMBIE, but PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES shambles alone in its spine-tingling impact.
Doctors are baffled as village people keep falling victim to a mysterious illness. It is eventually discovered that their fate has been forced by a sinister power.
Now I'm not sure if it was intentional or not, but this storyline has strong political tones. You have the arrogant aristocrat who is callous in regards to this fatal "plague" that is sweeping through the community. Autopsies are forbidden. Tombs are turning up empty. As it turns out, the working class zombies are serving as free labour at the tin mine. No 401K or dental. No sick days. And no hope.
PLAGUE is not a gory human chompfest. But its message is wickedly forceful. Plus there is a scene where corpses dig up through the earth that has been often imitated in horror cinema. This is a must-see for the zombie fan. Great stuff.
Zombies Hammer-style
A Customer Review by Author of 'Fete of Death'
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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