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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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This landmark 1968 horror-shocker is a great example of what can be done with a limited budget, a simple idea, and some dedicated and talented participants. Very nicely shot, mostly well acted, NOTLD grabs your attention from the very beginning to the very end - and what a classic end it is.
The story begins with Barbara (Judith O'Dea) and her brother visiting the grave of a friend of their mother, and takes off almost immediately, as they are attacked by a horde of cannibalistic zombies. Narrowly escaping, but losing her emotional balance in the process, Barbara escapes to a house a bit farther down the road where she meets Ben (Duane Jones), the hero of the film. They discover a family with a sick little girl and a young couple in the basement of the house and they all get to work barricading themselves in and preparing weapons and other defenses. The rest of the story concerns the group dynamics between these survivors as the dead close in on their refuge, the story of what is going on in the rest of the USA - revealed through TV reportage and radio broadcasts, and sheer survival. The human side of this film is an interesting and accurate character study concerning what happens to people whose very lives are threatened.
The horror of this film is, unlike a lot of its recent descendants, less a matter of blood and gore than a matter of the real active horror of realistically depicted scenes of murder, death and cannibalism. Though the black and white footage involving blood and gore is certainly effective, there may not be quite enough of it for today's average horror fan. The photographic techniques of this film are innovative and powerful - showing just enough of the sheer hideousness of the film's basic concepts to disturb viewers, but not enough to allow them to detach from the film's protagonists.
I strongly recommend this film to anybody interested in the art of film making, and to those who enjoy the horror genre, though it is hard to imagine any serious horror fan who hasn't already seen this.