What age rating is Night of the Living Dead?

In Spain, Night of the Living Dead is not recommended for children under 18 years old.

When does Night of the Living Dead come out in Spain?

Night of the Living Dead opens in Spanish theaters on December 7, 1970.

How much did Night of the Living Dead gross?

Night of the Living Dead grossed $30.2M worldwide on a budget of $114K.

Where was Night of the Living Dead filmed?

Night of the Living Dead was filmed in Pittsburgh.

In what order should you watch the Night of the Living Dead saga?

Release order: Night of the Living Dead (1968), Zombi (1978), Day of the Dead (1985), Land of the Dead (2005).

Night of the Living Dead

Name: Night of the Living Dead
Director: George A. Romero
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror
Released: 1968-10-04
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Judith O'Dea, Duane Jones, Marilyn Eastman, Karl Hardman, Judith Ridley

1968

Become a fan of its genres:

7.6/10

Release Date

04/10/1968

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

95%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

78%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

89%

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

Barbra and her brother Johnny drive to an isolated cemetery in Pennsylvania to leave flowers on their father's grave. She feels uneasy among the tombstones, especially as evening approaches, and Johnny tries to scare her with jokes, having fun at her expense. The laughter stops abruptly when a man, for no apparent reason, lunges at the two siblings. George A. Romero's film stars Judith O'Dea as Barbra, and the opening sets the action in a rural setting where nothing seems threatening until the attack changes everything.

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Facts about Night of the Living Dead

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 18 years old

Spain releaseDecember 7, 1970

Worldwide premiereOctober 1, 1968

Runtime1 h 36 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titleNight of the Living Dead

CountryUnited States

Production companiesImage Ten

Budget$114K

Worldwide box office$30.2M

Profitabilityx265.2 Box office hit

Trailer views648

More ratings

3.9/5Letterboxd75/100Trakt8.1/10Metacritic (público)3.5/4Roger Ebert

Night of the Living Dead Cast

Judith O'DeaBarbra

Duane JonesBen

Marilyn EastmanHelen Cooper

Karl HardmanHarry Cooper

Judith RidleyJudy

Keith WayneTom

Kyra SchonKaren Cooper / Corpse in House

Charles CraigTV Newscaster / Zombie

S. William HinzmanZombie

Bill CardilleField Reporter

John SimpsonZombie

George KosanaSheriff McClelland

Frank DoakScientist

A.C. McDonaldZombie / Posse Member

Samuel R. SolitoZombie / Posse Member

Mark RicciWashington Scientist

Lee HartmanZombie / News Reporter

Ross HarrisNewscaster/Zombie

Steve HutskoCardille's Cameraman

Phillip SmithZombie / Posse Member

Randy BurrZombie / Posse Member

Jack GivensZombie

Richard RicciZombie

Rudy RicciZombie

Paula RichardsZombie

Herbert SummerZombie

William BurchinalZombie

Al CroftZombie

Jason RichardsZombie

Dave JamesZombie

Sharon CarrollZombie

William MogushZombie

Joann MichaelsZombie

Ella Mae SmithZombie

George A. RomeroWashington Reporter

John A. RussoWashington Military Reporter

Russell StreinerJohnny

Richard FranceZombie

Roger McGovernHospital Gown Ghoul (uncredited)

Cast of Night of the Living Dead by the numbers

31average cast age in years

9years of age gap between the leads

20%women in the cast

14%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Kyra Schon, age 13 at release. The oldest: Karl Hardman, at 43.

Cast ages at release

Judith O'Dea25 years old
Duane Jones34 years old
Marilyn Eastman36 years old
Karl Hardman43 years old
Keith Wayne25 years old
Kyra Schon13 years old
Charles Craig38 years old
S. William Hinzman34 years old

Crew

AddressGeorge A. Romero
WritingJohn A. Russo, George A. Romero
PhotographyGeorge A. Romero
EditingGeorge A. Romero, Hugh C. Daly
ProductionRussell Streiner, Karl Hardman

Trivia about Night of the Living Dead

With no money to build or buy a house for the main set, the filmmakers rented a nearby farmhouse that was scheduled to be torn down.

The special effects suffered from the tight budget: the fake blood, for example, was chocolate syrup, and sheep entrails were used in the cannibalism scenes.

The initial budget was 6,000 dollars, and each member of the production company invested 600 dollars in exchange for a share of the profits.

The most recognizable music in the movie came from reel D-24 (1956) of the Hi-Q library, which included the opening and closing music.

Filming began under the generic title Monster Flick, was later called Night of Anubis after the short story by Romero on which the script was based, and ended up as Night of the Flesh Eaters.

A mistake while replacing the title card caused the copyright notice required by U.S. law in 1968 to be left out, so the movie immediately entered the public domain and could be copied and distributed without a license.

The distributor Walter Reade Organization withheld part of the box office revenue, which led to a lawsuit against the production company that continued until the company went bankrupt in 1978.

In 2016, the Film Foundation and the Museum of Modern Art restored the movie from the original negative, and the restoration was also protected by a new copyright registration.

Sources: Wikipedia (English) · Wikipedia (Spanish)

Franchise Order La noche de los muertos vivientes - Colección

All movies in release order.

1Night of the Living Dead1968You are here
2Dawn of the Dead1978
3Day of the Dead1985
4Land of the Dead2005

What it's about Night of the Living Dead

sibling relationshippennsylvania, usaloss of loved onegungas stationcemeterycellarhalloweenhousebarricadezombieblack and whitetrappedbittenfarm housesuspensefulintense

What Night of the Living Dead is called in other countries

It was released in 30 countries, each in its own language.

SpainLa noche de los muertos vivientes
FranceLa Nuit des morts-vivants
GermanyDie Nacht der lebenden Toten
ItalyLa notte dei morti viventi
BrazilA Noite dos Mortos-Vivos
PortugalA Noite dos Mortos-Vivos
Japanナイト・オブ・ザ・リビングデッド
South Korea살아있는 시체들의 밤
China活死人之夜
RussiaНочь живых мертвецов
United StatesNight of Anubis
AzerbaijanYaşayan Ölülərin Gecəsi

See the remaining 18 countries

BulgariaНощта на живите мъртви
CanadaLa Nuit des morts-vivants
CroatiaNoć živih mrtvaca
CzechiaNoc oživlých mrtvol
FinlandElävien kuolleiden yö
GreeceΗ Νύχτα των Ζωντανών Νεκρών
Hong Kong活死人之夜
HungaryAz élőhalottak éjszakája
Israelליל המתים החיים
LatviaDzīvo miroņu nakts
LithuaniaGyvųjų numirėlių naktis
PolandNoc żywych trupów
RomaniaNoaptea morților vii
SerbiaНоћ живих мртваца
SlovakiaNoc živých mŕtvych
Taiwan活死人之夜
TurkeyYaşayan Ölülerin Gecesi
UkraineНіч живих мерців

Where it was filmed Night of the Living Dead

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by Night of the Living Dead

Now get the hell down in the cellar. You can be the boss down there, I'm boss up here!
We may not enjoy living together, but dying together isn't going to solve anything. Those people aren't our enemies.
Don't you know what's goin' on out there? This is no Sunday School picnic!
He said the rescue stations have doctors and medical supplies. If we can get Karen there, we can get help for her.
We've heard all we need to know. We have to try to get out of here.
I oughta drag you out there and feed you to those things!

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