City of the Living Dead (1980)

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93 min - Horror - May 1983 (USA)

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A reporter and a psychic race to close the Gates of Hell after the suicide of a clergyman caused them to open, allowing the dead to rise from the grave.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Christopher George	...	Peter Bell
	Catriona MacColl	...	Mary Woodhouse (as Katriona MacColl)
	Carlo De Mejo	...	Gerry
	Antonella Interlenghi	...	Emily Robbins
	Giovanni Lombardo Radice	...	Bob
	Daniela Doria	...	Rosie Kelvin
	Fabrizio Jovine	...	Father William Thomas
	Luca Venantini	...	John-John Robbins (as Luca Paisner)
	Michele Soavi	...	Tommy Fisher
	Venantino Venantini	...	Mr. Ross
	Enzo D'Ausilio	...	Sheriff Russell's deputy
	Adelaide Aste	...	Theresa
	Luciano Rossi	...	Policeman in apartment
	Robert Sampson	...	Sheriff Russell
	Janet Agren	...	Sandra

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Storyline

In the small New England town of Dunwich, a priest commits suicide by hanging himself in the church cemetery which somehow opens the gates of hell allowing the dead to rise. Peter, a New York City reporter, teams up with a young psychic, named Mary, to travel to the town where they team up with another couple, psychiatrist Jerry and patient Sandra, to find a way to close the gates before All Saints Day or the dead all over the world will rise up and kill the living. Written by matt-282

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Horror

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Country:

Italy

Language:

English | Italian

Release Date:

May 1983 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Frayeurs See more »

Filming Locations:

Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dania Film, Medusa Distribuzione, National Cinematografica See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min | Australia: 90 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Cameo: [Michele Soavi] The Italian film director appears as a young man whose date (Daniela Doria) vomits up her internal organs and then has the back of his skull ripped out. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: It is claimed that Dunwich was built on the ruins of Salem, Massachusetts. However, Salem still exists to this day. See more »

Quotes

Theresa: Mary, tell us what you saw in your last vision.
Mary Woodhouse: The city of the dead. The living dead. A cursed city where the gates of hell have been opened.
Peter Bell: Where exactly is this city?
Mary Woodhouse: I don't know where it is. All that I know is that it's called Dunwich.
Peter Bell: Well, I've never heard of it. How do you know? How can you be so sure?
Mary Woodhouse: I read the name... on a tombstone.
Theresa: Mr. Bell, if those gates are left open, it could mean the end of humanity. We've got to get them shut again. At midnight on Monday, we go into All Saint's Day. The night of the dead begins. If the portholes of hell aren't shut before, no dead body will ever rest in peace. The dead will rise up all over the world and take over the Earth! You must get to Dunwich, Mr. Bell. You must reclose those gates!
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Referenced in Dame of the Dead: Catriona MacColl Remembers City of the Living Dead (2010) See more »

City of the Living Dead (1980)
Paura nella città dei morti viventi (original title)

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