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Night of the Living Dead

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• Horror
• Thriller

• 1968
• George A Romero
• 91 mins
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Summary

Classic horror directed by George A Romero and starring Judith O'Dea and Duane Jones. A young woman takes refuge in a farmhouse after she and her brother are attacked in a graveyard by a zombie-like creature. To her horror, she learns that the dead have been resurrected and are preying on human flesh.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Alan Jones

Director George A Romero redefined the meaning of horror for fear-sated audiences in the 1960s with this seminal classic. It starts suddenly, without rhyme or reason, with a jolting attack in a cemetery and continues on a relentless downward spiral of frantic despair as terrified people take fragile shelter in a secluded house to fight off an army of cannibalistic zombies. Conveying visceral terror through an unrelieved black-and-white documentary atmosphere, Romero's graphic cult chiller no longer scares the daylights out of viewers because of its countless imitations. But the director's radical style, lethal wit and political themes still impress.

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7.8/10

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Cast

rolenameBarbaraJudith O'DeaJohnnyRussell StreinerBenDuane JonesHarry CooperKarl HardmanTomKeith WayneJudyJudith RidleyHelen CooperMarilyn EastmanKarenKyra SchonCemetery zombieBill Hinzman

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rolenameDirectorGeorge A Romero

Details

Released on

2018-10-24

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence, swearing

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Black and white

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