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Release Date:
24 May 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth. morePlot:
Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Lists of Doom X: Ed and Stephan of Hail Of Bullets (From Fangoria. 18 April 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)
Woh Chicago: Masters of Italian Horror
(From Fangoria. 27 March 2009, 11:35 PM, PDT)
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The best horror film of its kind moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| David Emge | ... | Stephen | |
| Ken Foree | ... | Peter | |
| Scott H. Reiniger | ... | Roger | |
| Gaylen Ross | ... | Francine | |
| David Crawford | ... | Dr. Foster | |
| David Early | ... | Mr. Berman | |
| Richard France | ... | Dr. Milliard Rausch - Scientist | |
| Howard Smith | ... | TV Commentator | |
| Daniel Dietrich | ... | Givens | |
| Fred Baker | ... | Commander | |
| James A. Baffico | ... | Wooley (as Jim Baffico) | |
| Rod Stouffer | ... | Roy Tucker - Young Officer on Roof | |
| Jese Del Gre | ... | Old Priest | |
| Clayton McKinnon | ... | Officer in Projects Apt. | |
| John Rice | ... | Officer in Projects Apt. |
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Also Known As:
George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (UK) (closing credits title) (USA) (complete title)Dawn of the Living Dead
The Zombies (Philippines: English title)
Zombi (Italy)
Zombie: Dawn of the Dead
Zombies
Zombies: Dawn of the Dead (UK) (video box title)
El amanecer de los muertos (Argentina) [es]
In de greep van de zombies (Netherlands) [nl]
L'aube des morts (Canada: French title) [fr]
Muertos vivos: La batalla final (Argentina) [es]
Swit umarlych (Poland) [pl]
Zombi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Zombi (Spain) [es]
Zombi, to xypnima ton nekron (Greece) [el]
Zombie (France) [fr]
Zombie (West Germany) [de]
Zombie - Das Original (West Germany) [de]
Zombie - Dawn of the Dead (West Germany) [de]
Zombie - Le crépuscule des morts-vivants (France) [fr]
Zombie - O Despertar dos Mortos (Brazil) [pt]
Zombies im Kaufhaus (West Germany) (video box title) [de]
Zora zivih mrtvaca (Croatia) (video title) [hr]
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
126 min | Germany:156 min (extended version) | Italy:117 min (Dario Argento's European/Italian Cut) | Spain:115 min | USA:128 min (DVD version) | USA:139 min (director's cut)Language:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) (2004) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-18 | Finland:(Banned) (original rating) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Argentina:13 (re-rating) | Italy:VM18 (DVD rating) | Australia:R | Chile:14 (video rating) | Denmark:15 (DVD rating) | Denmark:16 | France:-16 (re-rating) | France:X (original rating) | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 (DVD rating) | Norway:15 (original rating) | Norway:15 (re-rating) (uncut) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video rating) (1987) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | USA:Open (rating surrendered) (1983) | USA:R (original rating) (cut) | West Germany:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFilming Locations:
Harold W. Brown Memorial Field - 3926 Logans Farm Road, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA moreFun Stuff
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Crew or equipment visible: In the wide shot of the truck driving across the parking lot after Peter and Roger have placed the first truck, there's a cameraman visible on the very edge of the left side. moreQuotes:
[on a TV set, Dr. Millard Rausch argues with a TV reporter about doomsday scenarios]Francine Parker: It's really all over... isn't it?
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After being introduced to "Halloween," I was introduced to other horror movies for which I heard my peers talked about in school and after watching this movie on the movie channel, I was introduced to something more gruesome than anything else. "Dawn of the Dead" is the sequel to the popular cult "Night of the Living Dead" in which two national guards, a reporter and a pilot have escaped Philadelphia on a chopper after finding out that the whole globe has been affected with zombies resurrecting from the dead and attacking the living. The four of them hide out in a deserted mall where they think everything is safe until they realize that the reporter is pregnant and that they're zombies invading the mall. After exterminating the zombies, the survivors make the mall their own home where they shop for food, steal the cash and turn a small room into a personal resting place. "Dawn of the Dead" is by far one of the best horror films and sequels I have ever seen. It's dark, mean and much more violent than the original black and white horror film.