Night of the Living Dead

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

If it doesn't scare you, you're already dead!

Release:1968
Runtime:1h 36m
Country:United States
Director:George A. Romero
Language:English

Genre

HorrorScience FictionThriller
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Keywords

Sibling RelationshipPennsylvania UsaLoss Of Loved OneGunGas StationCemeteryCellarHalloween

Night of the Living Dead rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.8/10· 149K votes
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic89%
TMDb7.607/10· 3K votes

With 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.8/10 on IMDb and 89/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Night of the Living Dead

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

Cast of Night of the Living Dead

  • Judith O'Dea

    Judith O'Dea

    as Barbra

  • Duane Jones

    Duane Jones

    as Ben

  • Marilyn Eastman

    Marilyn Eastman

    as Helen Cooper

  • Karl Hardman

    Karl Hardman

    as Harry Cooper

  • Judith Ridley

    Judith Ridley

    as Judy

  • Keith Wayne

    Keith Wayne

    as Tom

  • Kyra Schon

    Kyra Schon

    as Karen Cooper / Corpse in House

  • C

    Charles Craig

    as TV Newscaster / Zombie

  • S. William Hinzman

    S. William Hinzman

    as Zombie

  • B

    Bill Cardille

    as Field Reporter

  • J

    John Simpson

    as Zombie

  • G

    George Kosana

    as Sheriff McClelland

Night of the Living Dead facts

Budget
$114K
Box office
$30.2M
Collection
Living Dead Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Black-and-white aesthetic creates claustrophobic horror atmosphere
  • Barricade setup traps survivors in mounting zombie terror effectively
  • Cemetery mythology establishes enduring horror genre conventions masterfully

What the audience disliked

  • Farm house setting lacks visual variety for extended sequences
  • Bitten character arcs become repetitive across runtime
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