Night of the living dead

The Resource Night of the living dead
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Night of the living dead
Statement of responsibility
Janus Films ; an Image Ten production ; screenplay by John Russo, George Romero ; produced by Russell W. Streiner, Karl Hardman ; directed by George A. Romero
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  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
"Shot outside Pittsburgh on a shoestring budget by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, Night of the Living Dead, directed by horror master George A. Romero, is a great story of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box-office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time. A deceptively simple tale of a group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse who find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating ghouls, Romero's vision of a late-1960s America literally tearing itself apart rewrote the rules of the horror genre, combined gruesome gore with acute social commentary, and quietly broke ground by casting a black actor (Duane Jones) in its lead role. Stark, haunting, and more relevant than ever, Night of the Living Dead is back"--Container
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TEFMT
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videorecording
Credits note
Photography, The Latent Image, Inc. ; editor, George Romero
Intended audience
Rating: Not rated
Language note
In English with optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PerformerNote
Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Keith Wayne, Judith Ridley
Runtime
96
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
909
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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