Which 1964 zombie film stars Vincent Price as scientist Robert Morgan?

The 1964 zombie film starring Vincent Price as scientist Robert Morgan is The Last Man on Earth.

The film is the first feature adaptation of Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel I Am Legend. Price plays Morgan, a survivor in a world devastated by a plague that transforms most people into vampire-like creatures. He spends his days hunting the infected and protecting his home at night.

Although the film is commonly discussed alongside zombie cinema, its creatures are described as vampires rather than the modern, undead zombies popularized by later films. The story’s themes of isolation, scientific catastrophe, and humanity’s changing social order strongly influenced later apocalyptic horror.

The film was directed by Ubaldo Ragona and Sidney Salkow. Matheson was credited under the pen name Logan Swanson, and the movie uses an ending that differs significantly from the novel. Later adaptations include The Omega Man and I Am Legend.