In director George Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, seven people secluded in a Pennsylvania farmhouse face relentless attacks by reanimated corpses seeking to eat their flesh. The group, which includes a married couple and their daughter, a pair of young lovers, and an African American man, try to keep their sanity as the .. Read more
| Starring | Judith O'Dea, Duane Jones, Karl Hardman, Keith Wayne |
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| Director | George A Romero |
| Genres | Horror |
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In director George Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, seven people secluded in a Pennsylvania farmhouse face relentless attacks by reanimated corpses seeking to eat their flesh. The group, which includes a married couple and their daughter, a pair of young lovers, and an African American man, try to keep their sanity as the living dead try endlessly to enter the house until they are laid to rest by burning or a severe blow to the head. As they listen to news reports of the zombie plague taking over the eastern United States, the ever-decreasing band of survivors loses ground in their battle to both keep peace with one another and stay alive.
Romero's low-budget, homegrown classic went from being unable to find a distributor to becoming one of the most influential horror films of all time. Aside from its visceral impact years before realistic gore became the fashion, the film is also important for its portrayal of a black man as the protagonist during a time when race relations were an extremely sensitive issue in the United States. Romero's choice for the ending of his film also made a shocking and bold statement about the issue.
| Starring | Judith O'Dea, Duane Jones, Karl Hardman, Keith Wayne, Russell Streiner, Marilyn Eastman, William Hinzman, Judith Reilly |
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| Director | George A Romero |
| Studio | CINEMA CLUB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 36 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 37 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: None |
| Released | Production year: 1968 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 08 Apr 2009 To Rent: DVD: 30 Oct 2000 Blu-ray: 29 Sep 2008 |
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Gruesome horror comic with effective moments; the director was still doing the same schtick ten years later. One of the most influential, and most imitated, of modern horror movies.
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They're coming for you, Barbara...
This is an essential piece of Cinema. The film that coined the expression 'Video Nasty'. Ok, so it looks a bit dated now, the acting's a bit hammy, ... read more »
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Mum always said Don't open the door to strangers
Cult Classic Night of the Living Dead is a gem of the horror genre. This unpretentious low-budget George A Romero’s first feature of the saga opened the ... read more »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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No film is dated just people don't understand old films
I believe no film is dated it is just people who don't understand old films. I am quite young yet I still feel this is quite a good film better then most ... read more »
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BBOOOOOOO!!! Jordon more interesting
This is a load of poo poo, I mean I did think this was like going to be crap cos it like retro crap but thought be more scary.
Actress Patricia Arquette is to be inserted into her favourite horror movie as part of a special Halloween episode of her spooky TV drama Medium. The show's executive producer, Glenn Gordon Caron, has bought the rights to George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and plans to use the film as a backdrop for the upcoming special. He says, "We're going to insert Patricia into it. It's going to be sort of the landscape of her dreams during that particular episode." And horror film fan Arquette is... Read more
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Night Of The Living Dead - Feature
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