I Walked with a Zombie

I Walked with a Zombie is a 1943 American horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Val Lewton for RKO Pictures. It stars James Ellison, Frances Dee, and Tom Conway, and follows a Canadian nurse who travels to care for the ailing wife of a sugar plantation owner in the Caribbean, where she witnesses Vodou rituals and possibly encounters the walking dead. The screenplay, written by Curt Siodmak and Ardel Wray, is based on an article of the same title by Inez Wallace, and also partly reinterprets the narrative of the 1847 novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.[1][2]

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I Walked with a Zombie
Theatrical release poster by William Rose
Directed by	Jacques Tourneur
Written by	Curt Siodmak Ardel Wray
Based on	I Walked with a Zombie by Inez Wallace Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Produced by	Val Lewton
Starring	James Ellison Frances Dee Tom Conway
Narrated by	Frances Dee
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Edited by	Mark Robson
Music by	Roy Webb
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	April 21, 1943 (1943-04-21) (New York City) April 30, 1943 (1943-04-30) (U.S.)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film premiered in New York City on April 21, 1943, before receiving a wider theatrical release later that month. It has been analyzed for its themes of slavery and racism, and for its depiction of beliefs associated with African diaspora religions, particularly Haitian Vodou. Though it received mixed reviews upon its release, retrospective assessments of the film have been more positive.