Night of the Living Dead Movie Review 1968

Cult favorite is low budget but powerfully frightening. Space experiments set off a high level of radiation that makes the newly dead return to life, with a taste for human flesh. Handful of holdouts find shelter in a farmhouse. Claustrophobic, terrifying, gruesome, extreme, and yes, humorous. Followed by "Dawn of the Dead" (1979) and "Day of the Dead" (1985). Romero's directorial debut. Available in a colorized version.

Distribution

Admit One Video, PO Box 66, Sta. O, Toronto, ON M4A 2M8 Canada, Phone: (416)463-5714, Fax: (416)463-5714, Email: admitone@sympatico.ca, URL: http://www.admitonevideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Cannibalism, Zombies, Death & the Afterlife

Screenplay

John A. Russo, George A. Romero

Cast

Judith O'Dea, Duane Jones, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Keith Wayne, Judith Ridley, Russell Streiner, Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille, John A. Russo, Kyra Schon, Bill (William Heinzman) Hinzman, John Simpson, Vincent Survinski, George A. Romero

Cinematography

George A. Romero

Director

George A. Romero

Producer

Continental, Streiner and Hardman

Awards

Natl. Film Reg. 1999.