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Night of the Living Dead (1968) 8.0
A group of people hide from bloodthirsty zombies in a farmhouse. Director:George A. Romero |
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Cast
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Marilyn Eastman | ... | |
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Judith Ridley | ... | |
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S. William Hinzman | ... |
Zombie
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George Kosana | ... | |
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Frank Doak | ... |
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Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille | ... |
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Samuel R. Solito | ... |
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Mark Ricci | ... |
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Plot Synopsis
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Barbra and her brother Johnny travel by car from Pittsburgh to the countryside to visit the gravestone of their father in the cemetery. Out of the blue, they are attacked by a strange man and Johnny is murdered. Barbra runs and releases the brake of Johnny's car since the keys are in his pocket, and flees to an isolated farmhouse, where she locks herself inside. Barbra is in shock and soon she finds a man, Ben, who is also escaping from the inhuman creatures and he reinforces the doors, windows and openings in the house. He also finds a shotgun and a radio and they learn that the radiation from a satellite that was returning from Venus has somehow reactivated the brain of the dead. Then they find five humans hidden in the basement: Harry Cooper, his wife Helen and their daughter Karen that is sick; and Tom and his girlfriend Judy. Harry has an argument with Ben, since he believes that the basement is the safest place for them and Harry does not agree. Along the night, the tension ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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They keep coming back in a bloodthirsty lust for HUMAN FLESH!... See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 October 1968 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La nuit des morts vivants See more »Box Office
Budget:
$114,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Sheriff McClelland: Well, there's no problem. If you have a gun, shoot 'em in the head. That's a sure way to kill 'em. If you don't, get yourself a club or a torch. Beat 'em or burn 'em. They go up pretty easy.
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Readers Digest tried to warn people away from watching the film in 1968 by claiming if it's ever watched, it will inspire cannibalism. See more »Goofs
When Harry and Tom first enter from the cellar, Tom yells "Don't shoot! We're from town!" We hear him say "We're from town" but his lips never move. See more »Quotes
Field Reporter: Chief, if I were surrounded by eight or ten of these things, would I stand a chance with them?Sheriff McClelland: Well, there's no problem. If you have a gun, shoot 'em in the head. That's a sure way to kill 'em. If you don't, get yourself a club or a torch. Beat 'em or burn 'em. They go up pretty easy.
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The budget was low.The actors were not the top of the heap,yet Night of the Living Dead is a very effective horror film.It was the film that no doubt set the standard for horror films of today.The whole idea of freshly dead corpses returning from the grave to feed on the living makes my hair stand up,even without the movie.I find myself comparing this film with 1999's The Blair Witch Project.They are similar,not in what they are about,but in how they were made.Both films took very little money to make,used no big name actors,and were very successful and effective in presenting their respective stories.Night does get rather gory and disgusting in places,but overall is worthy of the title of "classic".