Night of the Living Dead (1968) - IMDb

Night of the Living Dead: Directed by George A. Romero. With Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman. A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians ... 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singseveralsequencesincludingmostofthecannibalismscenesfollowingtheattackonthecar,aswellasheavilyreducingthetrowelmurderfrom14blowstothree.NoneofthesecutswereimposedbytheBBFCasallvideo/DVDreleasesintheUKhavealwaysbeenuncut.ConnectionsEditedintoTheEpicofDetectiveMandy:BookTwo-SpoofoftheLivingDead(1991)SoundtracksBattletotheDeath(uncredited)MusicbyHarryBluestoneandEmilCadkinUserreviews712ReviewTopreview8/10ThekingoflowbudgethorrorfilmsThebudgetwaslow.Theactorswerenotthetopoftheheap,yetNightoftheLivingDeadisaveryeffectivehorrorfilm.Itwasthefilmthatnodoubtsetthestandardforhorrorfilmsoftoday.Thewholeideaoffreshlydeadcorpsesreturningfromthegravetofeedonthelivingmakesmyhairstandup,evenwithoutthemovie.Ifindmyselfcomparingthisfilmwith1999'sTheBlairWitchProject.Theyaresimilar,notinwhattheyareabout,butinhowtheyweremade.Bothfilmstookverylittlemoneytomake,usednobignameactors,andwereverysuccessfulandeffectiveinpresentingtheirrespectivestories.Nightdoesgetrathergoryanddisgustinginplaces,butoverallisworthyofthetitleof"classic".helpful•5612SmileysWorldJan24,2002FAQ17Whatis'NightoftheLivingDead'about?Is"NightoftheLivingDead"basedonabook?WhyisBarbrasocatatonicthroughoutthefilm?DetailsEditReleasedateOctober4,1968(UnitedStates)CountryoforiginUnitedStatesOfficialsitesFacebookFanGroupStreamitonFearlessLanguageEnglishAlsoknownasLaughTrack:NightoftheLivingDeadFilminglocationsEvansCityCemetery,EvansCity,Pennsylvania,USAProductioncompanyImageTenSeemorecompanycreditsatIMDbProBoxofficeEditBudget$114,000(estimated)GrossUS&Canada$236,452OpeningweekendUS&Canada$5,452Oct15,2017Grossworldwide$236,452SeedetailedboxofficeinfoonIMDbProTechnicalspecsEditRuntime1hour36minutesColorBlackandWhiteSoundmixMonoAspectratio1.37:1RelatednewsMarchMadness:FreshScreamsToStreamMar3TrailersfromHellKirkBaily,‘SaluteYourShorts’Actor,Diesat59Mar3VarietyFilm+TVContributetothispageSuggestaneditoraddmissingcontentTopGapWhatisthestreamingreleasedateofNightoftheLivingDead(1968)inAustralia?AnswerSeemoregapsLearnmoreaboutcontributingEditpageMoretoexploreRecentlyviewedPleaseenablebrowsercookiestousethisfeature. Learnmore.