The Plague of the Zombies

1966

Action / Horror

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 54% · 12 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 54% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 6173 6.2K

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Plot summary

Sir James Forbes arrives in a remote Cornish village to identify a mysterious plague afflicting the population. He discovers that one of the squires is a disciple of Haitian witchcraft and using dark magic to resurrect the dead. As the plan to create undead servants unravels, the squire unleashes his zombie army on the unsuspecting village.

Director

John Gilling Photo
John Gilling

Top cast

Michael Ripper Photo
Michael Ripper as Sergeant Swift
Louis Mahoney Photo
Louis Mahoney as Coloured Servant
Peter Diamond Photo
Peter Diamond as Zombie
Jerry Verno Photo
Jerry Verno as Landlord
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825.66 MB
1200*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 3
1.5 GB
1800*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 13

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Uriah43 6 / 10

A Fine "Pre-Romero" Zombie Movie

This movie begins with a young woman by the name of "Alice Mary Tompson" (Jacqueline Pearce) awakening from what appears to be a bad dream. The scene then shifts to London where a gentleman named "Sir James Forbes" (Andre Morell) is handed a letter from his daughter "Sylvia Forbes" (Diane Clare). The letter just happens to come from the husband of Alice who goes by the name of "Dr. Peter Tompson" (Brook Williams) which details a mysterious ailment in the Cornish village where he and Alice live. Being a professor of medicine Sir James is intrigued and decides to travel to this village to check it out. Sylvia comes with him because she is anxious to see her good friend Alice. Anyway, when they get there they soon discover that this plague is unlike anything they have ever come across and they cannot seem to isolate the cause. Now rather than disclose any more and risk ruining the film for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this movie was certainly quite watchable. At least for me. I say this because I typically like most zombie movies. Not only that but I especially like movies bearing the "Hammer" trademark. So this film definitely had my interest and I was not disappointed. Having said that however, I think it's only fair to point out a couple of minor deficiencies. First, the zombies looked a bit goofy. But considering that this movie was made in the mid-60's I suppose one has to make some allowances. The other thing I noticed was that some of the acting was a bit mediocre at times. Not bad necessarily but a bit mediocre all the same. Be that as it may, I liked the performance of Diane Clare and I also thought the story flowed very smoothly from one scene to the next. In short, this was a fine "pre-Romero" zombie movie and I rate it as slightly above average.
Reviewed by Rainey-Dawn 8 / 10

A Tasteful Zombie Film

It's nice to watch this film again after a long-time-no-see period. The Plague of Zombies is NOT the gore and blood fest type of horror we see today. And this movie is not simply a virus that causes people turn to zombies and run really fast - this one delves into voodoo! This film is in good taste - we have a good story with lots of suspense. Oh sure there is some blood but it's not a blood-bath. This zombie film has good character development and an interesting story to follow.There's a lot of focus on Dr. Thompson and Prof. James Forbes uncovering the mystery that is happening in the tiny village of Cornwall - they know it's more than just a disease but what exactly is going on?! Zombies?!! Watch the film to find out more. 8/10
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