Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent horror film
written, directed, photographed and edited by George A. Romero,
co-written by John Russo, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea.
The story follows seven people who are trapped in a rural farmhouse in
western Pennsylvania, which is under assault by an enlarging group of
cannibalistic, undead corpses.The film was completed on a US$114,000
budget and shot outside Pittsburgh, where it had its theatrical
premiere on October 1, 1968. The film grossed US$12 million
domestically and US$18 million internationally, earning more than 250
times its budget. Night of the Living Dead has been regarded as a cult
classic by film scholars and critics, despite being heavily criticized
upon its release for its explicit gore. It eventually garnered
critical acclaim and was selected in 1999 by the Library of Congress
for preservation in the National Film Registry as a film deemed
"culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".Night of the
Living Dead led to five subsequent films between 1978 and 2009, also
directed by Romero, and inspired several remakes; the most well-known
remake was released in 1990, directed by Tom Savini.
written, directed, photographed and edited by George A. Romero,
co-written by John Russo, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea.
The story follows seven people who are trapped in a rural farmhouse in
western Pennsylvania, which is under assault by an enlarging group of
cannibalistic, undead corpses.The film was completed on a US$114,000
budget and shot outside Pittsburgh, where it had its theatrical
premiere on October 1, 1968. The film grossed US$12 million
domestically and US$18 million internationally, earning more than 250
times its budget. Night of the Living Dead has been regarded as a cult
classic by film scholars and critics, despite being heavily criticized
upon its release for its explicit gore. It eventually garnered
critical acclaim and was selected in 1999 by the Library of Congress
for preservation in the National Film Registry as a film deemed
"culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".Night of the
Living Dead led to five subsequent films between 1978 and 2009, also
directed by Romero, and inspired several remakes; the most well-known
remake was released in 1990, directed by Tom Savini.
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