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Revolt of the Zombies (1936)

Revolt of the Zombies poster
Directed by
Victor Hugo Halperin
Genre
horror film, zombie film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rated
NR
Rating
3.4 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Soldiers in World War I discover a secret method to turn people into zombies. A man uses these powers to control others and win the love of a woman.

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What happens

Revolt of the Zombies is a 1936 American horror film directed by Victor Halperin, produced by Edward Halperin, and starring Dean Jagger and Dorothy Stone. One of the earliest zombie films, it was initially conceived as a loose sequel to the director's moderately successful White Zombie (1932) but, due to a lawsuit, was unable to promote itself as such. Although uncredited, Bela Lugosi's eyes appear in Revolt whenever zombifying-powers are used; it is the same image of Lugosi's eyes used in White Zombie. When compared with Halperin's previous work, Revolt is generally regarded as a disappointment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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