Night Of The Living Dead (1968)
Chaos descends upon the world as the brains of the recently
deceased become inexplicably reanimated, causing the dead to
rise and feed on human flesh. Speculation rests on a radiation-
covered NASA satellite returning from Venus, but it only remains a
speculation. Anyone who dies during the crisis of causes unrelated
to brain trauma will return as a flesh-eating zombie, including
anyone who has been bitten by a zombie. The only way to destroy
the zombies is to destroy the brain. As the catastrophe unfolds, a
young woman visiting her father's grave takes refuge in a nearby
farmhouse, where she is met by a man who protects her and
barricades them inside. They both later discover people hiding in
the basement, and they each attempt to cope with the situation.
Their only hope rests on getting some gasoline from a nearby
pump into a truck that is running on empty, but this requires braving
the hordes of ravenous walking corpses outside. When they finally
put their plans into action, panic and personal tensions only add to
the terror as they try to survive.
Director: George A. Romero
Writer: John A. Russo and George A. Romero
Running Time: 1 hr. 36 min
Release Date: October 1, 1968
Chaos descends upon the world as the brains of the recently
deceased become inexplicably reanimated, causing the dead to
rise and feed on human flesh. Speculation rests on a radiation-
covered NASA satellite returning from Venus, but it only remains a
speculation. Anyone who dies during the crisis of causes unrelated
to brain trauma will return as a flesh-eating zombie, including
anyone who has been bitten by a zombie. The only way to destroy
the zombies is to destroy the brain. As the catastrophe unfolds, a
young woman visiting her father's grave takes refuge in a nearby
farmhouse, where she is met by a man who protects her and
barricades them inside. They both later discover people hiding in
the basement, and they each attempt to cope with the situation.
Their only hope rests on getting some gasoline from a nearby
pump into a truck that is running on empty, but this requires braving
the hordes of ravenous walking corpses outside. When they finally
put their plans into action, panic and personal tensions only add to
the terror as they try to survive.
Director: George A. Romero
Writer: John A. Russo and George A. Romero
Running Time: 1 hr. 36 min
Release Date: October 1, 1968