The Plague of the Zombies
“Only The Lord Of The Dead Could Unleash Them!”
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.
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Studio
Hammer Film Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Plague of the Zombies performed
Budget
$135,400
Worldwide Gross
$2.3M
Gross Profit
$2.2M
Return
17.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$464K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~44/56, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (45% of the domestic run, typical for Horror) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
Sir James Forbes
André Morell
Sir James Forbes
Dr. Peter Tompson
Brook Williams
Dr. Peter Tompson
Sylvia Forbes
Diane Clare
Sylvia Forbes
Squire Clive Hamilton
John Carson
Squire Clive Hamilton
Alice Mary Tompson
Jacqueline Pearce
Alice Mary Tompson
Sergeant Jack Swift
Michael Ripper
Sergeant Jack Swift
Vicar
Roy Royston
Vicar
Denver
Alexander Davion
Denver
Tom Martinus
Marcus Hammond
Tom Martinus
Constable Christian
Dennis Chinnery
Constable Christian
Servant
Louis Mahoney
Servant
John Martinus
Ben Aris
John Martinus
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