# I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

> A Canadian nurse confronts island superstition, family trauma, and her own romantic motives while trying to restore a plantation owner's catatonic wife.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16280

## Facts

- Runtime: 69 min
- Genres: Mystery, Horror, Drama, Fantasy
- Director: Jacques Tourneur
- Cast: James Ellison, Frances Dee, Tom Conway, Edith Barrett, James Bell, Christine Gordon, Theresa Harris, Sir Lancelot
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036027/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, sultry, foreboding, classic horror night, gothic movie marathon

## Movies like I Walked with a Zombie

- [Isle of the Dead (1945)](https://ember.film/movie/18816)
- [Son of Dracula (1943)](https://ember.film/movie/20091)
- [Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/3757)
- [The City of the Dead (1960)](https://ember.film/movie/25266)
- [Ritual (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/26373)
- [The Mummy (1932)](https://ember.film/movie/9521)
- [The Uninvited (1944)](https://ember.film/movie/9914)
- [The Letter (1940)](https://ember.film/movie/10701)
- [Cat People (1942)](https://ember.film/movie/15115)
- [Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/9743)

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