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City of the Living Dead

Original title: Paura nella città dei morti viventi
  • 1980
  • 16+
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
19K
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City of the Living Dead (1980)
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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 their graves.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 their graves.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 their graves.

  • Director
    • Lucio Fulci
  • Writers
    • Lucio Fulci
    • Dardano Sacchetti
    • H.P. Lovecraft
  • Stars
    • Christopher George
    • Catriona MacColl
    • Carlo De Mejo
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    19K
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    • Director
      • Lucio Fulci
    • Writers
      • Lucio Fulci
      • Dardano Sacchetti
      • H.P. Lovecraft
    • Stars
      • Christopher George
      • Catriona MacColl
      • Carlo De Mejo
    • 252User reviews
    • 157Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Christopher George
    Christopher George
    • Peter Bell
    Catriona MacColl
    Catriona MacColl
    • Mary Woodhouse
    • (as Katriona Mac Coll)
    Carlo De Mejo
    Carlo De Mejo
    • Gerry
    Antonella Interlenghi
    • Emily Robbins
    Giovanni Lombardo Radice
    Giovanni Lombardo Radice
    • Bob
    Daniela Doria
    Daniela Doria
    • Rosie Kelvin
    Fabrizio Jovine
    Fabrizio Jovine
    • Father William Thomas
    Luca Venantini
    Luca Venantini
    • John-John Robbins
    • (as Luca Paisner)
    Michele Soavi
    Michele Soavi
    • Tommy Fisher
    Venantino Venantini
    Venantino Venantini
    • Mr. Ross
    Enzo D'Ausilio
    • Deputy Sheriff
    Adelaide Aste
    • Theresa
    Luciano Rossi
    Luciano Rossi
    • Policeman in Apartment
    Robert Sampson
    Robert Sampson
    • Sheriff Russell
    Janet Agren
    Janet Agren
    • Sandra
    Nat Bush
    • Sgt. Clay
    • (uncredited)
    Omero Capanna
    • Burning Zombie
    • (uncredited)
    Lucio Fulci
    Lucio Fulci
    • Dr. Joe Thompson
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lucio Fulci
    • Writers
      • Lucio Fulci
      • Dardano Sacchetti
      • H.P. Lovecraft(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Director Lucio Fulci always carried around a bag with his trademark pipe and tobacco. One day on set he reached into his bag and found a handful of maggots (which had been used earlier to film the scene in which maggots blow in through a window). The perpetrator of this prank is rumored to be Christopher George, the film's lead actor, who did not get along well with Fulci.
    • Goofs
      It is claimed that Dunwich was built on the ruins of Salem, Massachusetts. However, Salem still exists to this day.
    • Quotes

      [reading a porno magazine]

      Blonde gravedigger: Will you check her out? Talk about a "box lunch".

      Gravedigger: I'm telling you, you'll end up a dirty old man reading that stuff. A pervert. A peeping tom. I saw this porno flick once. This guy in the audience got so carried away with it, he humped himself to death.

      Blonde gravedigger: Yeah, but what a way to go.

    • Alternate versions
      The British Cinema version was cut by around 1 minute to remove the drill sequence. This version was released on video in the UK before 1984, after which all videos were required to be submitted to the British Board of Film Classification. When it was finally given a video certificate by the BBFC, further cuts were made to remove the intestinal vomit scene, and the brain squashing scenes. The UK video has a total of 2m 21s of cuts.
    • Connections
      Edited into Cent une tueries de zombies (2012)

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    7/10
    Someone has to say it
    Okay, someone has to say it : Fulci's movie are chock-full of mistakes, unlogical things that goes bump in the scenario and scenes you might laugh at (even worse than my beloved Dario Argento on this ground) But… for the true afficionadoes, this holds riches beyond belief. As most Italian oddities, it's hard to tell were the genius starts and the hack sets in - or is it the other way round ? There IS something in those movie, that makes me - and others - watch them over and over again though I should be too old for this, though I know their defects which suddenly turns into qualities. This movie is the most Lovecraftian of all Fulci's movies, and it's true there is in Lovecraft purple prose and stuff that might be laughed at. But isn't it what grotesque is all about, this no man's land between the pits and the nirvana ?
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    • May 29, 1999

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    • Release date
      • November 14, 2022 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Frayeurs
    • Filming locations
      • Nyack, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dania Film
      • Medusa Distribuzione
      • National Cinematografica
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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