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Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)

Zombies of Mora Tau poster
Directed by
Edward L. Cahn
Genre
horror film, zombie film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 09m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A team of jewel thieves goes to a remote African village to steal diamonds from a grave. They must fight off undead guardians who protect the treasure.

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What happens

Zombies of Mora Tau (also known as The Dead That Walk) is a 1957 black-and-white zombie horror film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Gregg Palmer, Allison Hayes and Autumn Russell. Distributed by Columbia Pictures, it was produced by Sam Katzman. The screenplay was written by George H. Plympton and Bernard Gordon. Zombies of Mora Tau was released on a double bill with another Katzman-produced film, The Man Who Turned to Stone (1957). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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