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Birth of the Living Dead

Original title: Year of the Living Dead
  • 20132013
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 16m
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7.0/10
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Birth of the Living Dead (2013)
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A documentary that shows how George A. Romero gathered an unlikely team of Pittsburghers to shoot his seminal film: Night of the Living Dead (1968).A documentary that shows how George A. Romero gathered an unlikely team of Pittsburghers to shoot his seminal film: Night of the Living Dead (1968).A documentary that shows how George A. Romero gathered an unlikely team of Pittsburghers to shoot his seminal film: Night of the Living Dead (1968).
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
139,258
15,661
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    • Director
      • Rob Kuhns
    • Stars
      • George A. Romero
      • Fred Rogers(archive footage)
      • H. Rap Brown(archive footage)
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Rob Kuhns
    • Stars
      • George A. Romero
      • Fred Rogers(archive footage)
      • H. Rap Brown(archive footage)
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    • 17User reviews
    • 61Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore

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    George A. Romero
    George A. Romero
    • Self - Filmmaker
    Fred Rogers
    Fred Rogers
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    H. Rap Brown
    H. Rap Brown
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Mark Harris
    Mark Harris
    • Self - Film Historian
    Gale Anne Hurd
    Gale Anne Hurd
    • Self - Film Producer
    Chiz Schultz
    • Self - Film & TV Producer
    Larry Fessenden
    Larry Fessenden
    • Self - Filmmaker
    Jason Zinoman
    • Self - Author, Shock Value
    Christopher Cruz
    • Self - Filmmaker & Teacher
    Elvis Mitchell
    Elvis Mitchell
    • Self - Host, The Treatment
    Sam Pollard
    Sam Pollard
    • Self - Professor, NYU Film
    Andy Griffith
    Andy Griffith
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Harry Belafonte
    Harry Belafonte
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Petula Clark
    Petula Clark
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Morley Safer
    Morley Safer
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Michael Kimber
    • Self - Building Superintendent
    Clara Tirado
    • Self - Dental Assistant
    • Director
      • Rob Kuhns
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      The credits still refer to the film by its working title, "Year of the Living Dead."
    • Crazy credits
      After the credits there's a scene with S. William Hinzman, the graveyard zombie from Night of the Living Dead (1968), attending a 'zombie walk'.
    • Connections
      Featured in Moyers & Company: Zombie Politics and Casino Capitalism (2013)

    User reviews17

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Year of the Living Dead: Short but sweet
    This oddly short documentary gives us a history lesson on the iconic groundbreaking Night Of The Living Dead (1968) Though the interviews are mostly with Romero that is no issue for me as the man always delivers intelligent concise points on whatever he's talking about.

    The documentary covers the films origins through its production and to the legacy that it created. Truly the movie was genre defining and a lot of what we see today on stage and screen wouldn't exist without its presence.

    What this feature covers extensively as well is the race issues touched upon in the film and that were raging through America during the 1960's. This though nothing not seen before is informative and hard hitting.

    Short, sweet and competently made this is a decent effort and a must watch for fans of Romeros work.

    The Good:

    Romero interviews are excellent

    Well constructed

    The Bad:

    Tad short

    Things I Learnt From This Documentary:

    The guts and intestines being eaten by the zombies were real!
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    • Platypuschow
    • Nov 25, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Year of the Living Dead
    • Production companies
      • Glass Eye Pix
      • Predestinate Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,802
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,239
      • Oct 20, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,802
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White

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