this be not really a zombie film and if be define zombie a the dead walking around . here the protagonist and armand louque ( play by an unbelievably young dean jagger ) and gain control of a method to create zombie and though in fact and his amethod be to mentally project his thought and control other live people mind turn them into hypnotize slave . this be an interesting concept for a movie and and be do much more effectively by fritz lang in his series of dr. mabuse film and include dr. mabuse the gambler ( 1922 ) and the testament of dr. mabuse ( 1933 ) . here it be unfortunately subordinate to his quest to regain the love of his former fiancée and claire duvall ( play by the anne heche look alike with a bad hairdo and dorothy stone ) which be really the major theme . the movie have an intriguing beginning and a louque be send on a military archaeological expedition to cambodia to end the cult of zombie that come from there . at some type of compound ( where we get great 30 set and clothes ) he announce his engagement to claire and and then barely five minute later and she give him back his ring declare her love for his pal and clifford greyson ( robert noland ) . it unintentionally funny the way they talk to each other without make eye contact . this would have be a great movie for mystery science theater 3000 and if they hadn not already roast it . it never show how louque actually learn the zombification secret and but he then use it to kill his enemy and create a giant army of rifle carry soldier and body guard . we would not see such sheer force of will until john agar in the brain from planet arous ( 1957 ) . finally claire consent to marry him if he will let greyson live and return to america . louque agree and but actually turn him into one of his hypnotized slave . on their wedding night he realize that claire will only begin to love him if he give up his power . to gain her love and he do so and cause the revolt of the title and in which all his slave awaken and attack his compound and kill him . greyson embrace claire and and we seem to be at the end of a parable represent whom the god would destroy and they first make mad . so really then and it not that bad of a film and despite the low imdb rating it currently have . on repeat viewing ( . ) one can see the artistry in the well form script . dean jagger have yet to develop into a good actor and and be almost unrecognizable in his youngness be that really his own hair . we remember him more for his bald and old man roles in white christmas ( 1954 ) and x the unknown ( 1956 ) and king creole ( 1958 ) . the story borrow a lot of it basic theme from the halperin brother well and earlier film white zombie ( 1932 ) in which hapless robert frazier ( a charles beaumont ) use zombification to win the love of madge bellamy ( a madeline parker ) . if you want real zombie movie ( of which there be hundred . ) i would start with white zombie ( 1932 ) and king of the zombie ( 1941 ) and i walk with a zombie ( 1943 ) and night of the living dead ( 1968 ) and the last man on earth ( 1964 ) and it two remake . in the modern era of classy film and there be horror express ( 1972 ) and the serpent and the rainbow ( 1988 ) and 28 day later ( 2002 ) and it sequel and as well a many and many and others too numerous to mention . this one be not really a zombie film . judge this movie on it own term and it more of a semi gothic romance . a such it rank a little below some of universal bottom bill b horror movie of the late 30 and early 40 . so i will give it a 5 .