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| Duane Jones | ... | Ben | |
| Judith O'Dea | ... | Barbra | |
| Karl Hardman | ... | Harry | |
| Marilyn Eastman | ... | Helen | |
| Keith Wayne | ... | Tom | |
| Judith Ridley | ... | Judy | |
| Kyra Schon | ... | Karen Cooper | |
| Charles Craig | ... | Newscaster / Zombie | |
| S. William Hinzman | ... | Zombie (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 | |
| Lee Hartman | ... | Zombie / News Reporter | |
| Jack Givens | ... | Zombie | |
| Rudy Ricci | ... | Zombie (as R.J. Ricci) | |
| Paula Richards | ... | Zombie | |
| John Simpson | ... | Zombie | |
| Herbert Summer | ... | Zombie | |
| Richard Ricci | ... | Zombie | |
| William Burchinal | ... | Zombie | |
| Ross Harris | ... | Zombie | |
| Al Croft | ... | Zombie | |
| Jason Richards | ... | Zombie | |
| Dave James | ... | Zombie | |
| Sharon Carroll | ... | Zombie | |
| William Mogush | ... | Zombie | |
| Steve Hutsko | ... | Zombie / TV Cameraman Steve | |
| Joann Michaels | ... | Zombie | |
| Phillip Smith | ... | Zombie / Posse Member | |
| Ella Mae Smith | ... | Zombie | |
| Randy Burr | ... | Zombie / Posse Member | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Terry Gindele | ... | Zombie (uncredited) | |
| Robert Harvey | ... | Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) | |
| Dick Heckard | ... | Posseman (uncredited) | |
| Tony Pantanella | ... | Posse Gunman (uncredited) | |
| George A. Romero | ... | Washington Reporter (uncredited) | |
| John A. Russo | ... | Washington Military Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Josephine Streiner | ... | Zombie (uncredited) | |
| Russell Streiner | ... | Johnny (uncredited) | |
| Vincent D. Survinski | ... | Vince - Posse Gunman (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| George A. Romero | |||
Writing credits | ||
| John A. Russo | (screenplay) (as John Russo) & | |
| George A. Romero | (screenplay) (as George Romero) | |
Produced by | |||
| Karl Hardman | .... | producer | |
| Russell Streiner | .... | producer (as Russell W. Streiner) | |
Cinematography by | |||
| George A. Romero | (uncredited) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| George A. Romero | (uncredited) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Bruce Capristo | .... | hair styles | |
Production Management | |||
| George Kosana | .... | production manager | |
| Vincent D. Survinski | .... | production director (as Vincent Survinski) | |
Art Department | |||
| Charles O'Dato | .... | props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Marshall Booth | .... | sound engineer | |
| Gary Streiner | .... | sound engineer (as Gary R. Streiner) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Tony Pantanella | .... | special effects (as Tony Pantanello) | |
| Regis Survinski | .... | special effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Jacqueline Streiner | .... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Joseph Unitas | .... | lighting supervisor | |
| S. William Hinzman | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Animation Department | |||
| Rick Catizone | .... | animator: ending credits (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Harry Bluestone | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Emil Cadkin | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Jack Cookerly | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Ib Glindemann | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Philip Green | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Geordie Hormel | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| William Loose | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Jack Meakin | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Spencer Moore | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Betty Ellen Haughey | .... | continuity | |
| Jacqueline Streiner | .... | script coordinator | |
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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.