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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.<BR>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.Product Identifiers
ProducerKarl Hardman, Russell W. Streiner
EAN5014293116053
eBay Product ID (ePID)3953152
Product Key Features
Release Year2001
LanguageEnglish
Additional Product Features
Leading Role 2Duane Jones
Leading Role 3Karl Hardman
Leading Role 1Judith O'dea
ScreenwriterGeorge A. Romero
Running Time96 Minutes
Rating18
Director 1George A. Romero
Additional Roles byDebbie Rochon, Judith Ridley, Russell Streiner, Keith Wayne, Grant Cramer, Kyra Schon, Marilyn Eastman
AuthorJohn A. Russo
EditorGeorge A. Romero