Dawn of the Dead (1979)

Theatrical - Wide 1979-05-24

Cast David Emge Ken Foree Scott Reiniger Gaylen Ross David Crawford
Directed by George Romero
Written by George Romero

Genres: Horror

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Synopsis

This sequel to “Night of the Living Dead” is filled with splattered blood and brains in living color. The dead have come back to life to eat the living. This is the story of the escape of four people from an... See more urban nightmare to a suburban nightmare. They barricade themselves in a shopping mall and try to start new lives. Much of this movie was filmed outside Pittsburgh.

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