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1 October 1968 (USA)
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They keep coming back in a bloodthirsty lust for HUMAN FLESH!... more
Plot:
A group of people hide from bloodthirsty zombies in a farmhouse. full summary | full synopsis
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1 win
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Classic bit of low budget horror
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Duane Jones | ... | Ben Hanser | |
| Judith O'Dea | ... | Barbra | |
| Karl Hardman | ... | Harry Cooper | |
| Marilyn Eastman | ... | Helen Cooper / Bug-eating zombie | |
| Keith Wayne | ... | Tom | |
| Judith Ridley | ... | Judy | |
| Kyra Schon | ... | Karen Cooper | |
| Charles Craig | ... | Newscaster / Zombie | |
| S. William Hinzman | ... | Cemetery Zombie (original and new scenes) (as Bill Heinzman) | |
| George Kosana | ... | Sheriff McClelland | |
| Frank Doak | ... | Scientist | |
| Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille | ... | Field reporter | |
| A.C. McDonald | ... | Zombie / Posse Member | |
| Samuel R. Solito | ... | Zombie / Posse Member | |
| Mark Ricci | ... | Washington scientist |
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Also Known As:
Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition (Philippines: English title) (recut version) (USA) (recut version)
George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (Australia)
Laugh Track: Night of the Living Dead (USA) (video title (redubbed comic version))
Monster Flick (USA) (working title)
Night of Anubis (USA) (working title)
Night of the Flesh Eaters (USA) (working title)
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George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (Australia)
Laugh Track: Night of the Living Dead (USA) (video title (redubbed comic version))
Monster Flick (USA) (working title)
Night of Anubis (USA) (working title)
Night of the Flesh Eaters (USA) (working title)
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96 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
USA:Unrated (1968) |
Finland:K-16 (cut) |
Finland:K-18 (uncut) |
Singapore:NC-16 (30th anniversary edition) |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:14A |
Spain:13 |
UK:15 (video rating) (2007) |
Australia:R |
USA:TV-14 (TV rating) (cut) |
USA:TV-MA (TV rating) (uncut) |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Italy:T (original DVD rating) |
Italy:VM18 |
Canada:18+ (Quebec) (original rating) |
Australia:M |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (DVD rating) |
Canada:R (Manitoba) |
France:-16 |
Germany:16 (re-rating) (uncut) |
Ireland:18 |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:16 |
UK:X (original rating) |
West Germany:18 (original rating) (cut) |
Philippines:R-18 |
Argentina:18 |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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In the scene where Ben is nailing wooden boards to the door, small numbers can be seen on them. These were written on the backs of the boards so they could be removed and replaced in between shots, preserving continuity. Some numbers are visible because some of the boards were nailed on backwards.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Ben contradicts himself all through the story he tells Barbara about the gasoline truck. First he says he had just gotten into a truck he found to listen to the radio when this happened. But then he says that when the gas truck came by it was all he could do to miss it - inferring he was driving. He also says that it was "screaming by" and that zombies were chasing it on foot and keeping up - but all the zombies we've seen can be out run by even Barbara. He also says that the truck was on fire during this chase and there were zombies hanging onto the truck yet we've seen that the only thing that scares zombies is fire.
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[first lines]
Barbara: They oughta make the day the time changes the first day of summer.
Johnny: What?
Barbara: Well, it's eight o'clock, and it's still light!
Johnny: A lot of good the extra daylight does us. You know, we've still got a three-hour drive back; we're not gonna be home until after midnight.
Barbara: Well, if it really bugged you, Johnny, you wouldn't do it.
Johnny: Heh, you think I'd wanna blow Sunday on a scene like this? You know, I figure we'll have to get mother to move down here or have the grave moved down to Pittsburgh.
Barbara: Well, she can't make a trip like this!
Johnny: Yeah, I know that she can't.
[Reach for the wreath in the backseat]
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Barbara: They oughta make the day the time changes the first day of summer.
Johnny: What?
Barbara: Well, it's eight o'clock, and it's still light!
Johnny: A lot of good the extra daylight does us. You know, we've still got a three-hour drive back; we're not gonna be home until after midnight.
Barbara: Well, if it really bugged you, Johnny, you wouldn't do it.
Johnny: Heh, you think I'd wanna blow Sunday on a scene like this? You know, I figure we'll have to get mother to move down here or have the grave moved down to Pittsburgh.
Barbara: Well, she can't make a trip like this!
Johnny: Yeah, I know that she can't.
[Reach for the wreath in the backseat]
[...]
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A wave of mass murder sweeps across America as the recently dead return to life to kill and feast on their victims. A group of people board themselves up in an abandoned house to try and hold out against a small army of the undead. This is the classic low-budget horror film that is the model for recent hits such as the Evil Dead and The Blair Witch Project. George Romero stages a national disaster but reduces it to a single house for greater effect. The story focuses on the weaknesses of each of the characters in the house - their cowardice, their greedy, their stupidity etc. This makes the drama inside the house almost as palatable as the danger from outside and makes the characters more believable and important.
The undead are not huge works of special effects, nor are they anything other than lumbering beasts. But the threat they pose is well demonstrated - the film makes them feel unstoppable and relentless and makes their lingering presence more menacing and less comical than it could have been. The use of an unknown cast also makes it more realistic as none of them have any baggage. Duane Jones is the standout actor as Ben - who is not without flaws himself.
The downbeat, realistic atmosphere to the film gives it a greater sense of tension and continues right through to the very depressing conclusion. An excellent flagship for low budget horrors.