Night of the Living Dead (1968) - If it doesn't scare you, you're already dead!

Night of the Living Dead

If it doesn't scare you, you're already dead!
( Horror / Thriller )

US Runtime: 96 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Oct 04, 1968 [USA]

Director:	George A. Romero

Writers:	George A. Romero [Screenplay] John A. Russo [Screenplay]

Producers:	Karl Hardman [Producer] Russell Streiner [Producer]

Cinematography:	George A. Romero

Edited by:	Hugh C. Daly George A. Romero

Production Companys:	Image Ten Laurel Market Square Productions

Plot Summary:

A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Judith O'Dea Barbra Duane Jones Ben Marilyn Eastman Helen Cooper Karl Hardman Harry Cooper Judith Ridley Judy Keith Wayne Tom Kyra Schon Karen Cooper / Corpse in House Charles Craig TV Newscaster / Zombie S. William Hinzman Zombie (as Bill Heinzman) Bill Cardille Self - Field Reporter (as Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille)		John Simpson Zombie George Kosana Sheriff McClelland Frank Doak Scientist A.C. McDonald Zombie / Posse Member Samuel R. Solito Zombie / Posse Member Mark Ricci Washington Scientist Lee Hartman Zombie / News Reporter Ross Harris Newscaster/Zombie Steve Hutsko Self - Cardille's Cameraman/Zombie Phillip Smith Zombie / Posse Member

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Miscellaneous Companies:

Hardman Assoc., Inc. makeup KQV-Radio Pittsburgh special thanks Pittsburgh Police Department special thanks		The Animators title sequence The Latent Image, Inc. photographed WNC Pittsburgh special thanks

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

Evans City, Pennsylvania, USA

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Zelienople, Pennsylvania, USA

Tech Info:

Budget:: $114,000
Revenue:: $30,000,000
Color Info:: B&W
Laboratory:: WRS Motion Picture Laboratory, Pittsburgh (PA), USA

Aspect Ratio:: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Process:: Spherical
Film Negative Format:: 35 mm
Printed Film Format:: 35 mm
Production Dates:: Jun 1967 - Dec 1967

Trivia:

Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille appears as a reporter in both the 1969 version and the remake.

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