Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Country: US
Technical: bw 98m
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Judith O'Dea, Duane Jones, Karl Hardman
Synopsis:
Assorted Pennsylvanians encounter aggressive behaviour from ghoulish citizens roaming the countryside, and barricade themselves in a farmhouse in the expectation of help from the authorities.
Review:
Romero's signature movie, and first of a careerful of zombie flicks, is a seminal piece indeed. Coming on a tide of Sci-Fi/Horror that would shape the next decade (apes, space and diabolism), it also redefined what a zombie does in the movies, and it ain't pretty. The non-professional cast, grainy black and white and mounting claustrophobia of its setting all contribute to its effectiveness as a thriller. The explanation, naturally enough, is radioactivity, but Romero uses this and his other films to channel other socio-political themes, such as the ties of family, and race (the final girl is here a black man).
Country: US
Technical: bw 98m
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Judith O'Dea, Duane Jones, Karl Hardman
Synopsis:
Assorted Pennsylvanians encounter aggressive behaviour from ghoulish citizens roaming the countryside, and barricade themselves in a farmhouse in the expectation of help from the authorities.
Review:
Romero's signature movie, and first of a careerful of zombie flicks, is a seminal piece indeed. Coming on a tide of Sci-Fi/Horror that would shape the next decade (apes, space and diabolism), it also redefined what a zombie does in the movies, and it ain't pretty. The non-professional cast, grainy black and white and mounting claustrophobia of its setting all contribute to its effectiveness as a thriller. The explanation, naturally enough, is radioactivity, but Romero uses this and his other films to channel other socio-political themes, such as the ties of family, and race (the final girl is here a black man).
Country: US
Technical: bw 98m
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Judith O'Dea, Duane Jones, Karl Hardman
Synopsis:
Assorted Pennsylvanians encounter aggressive behaviour from ghoulish citizens roaming the countryside, and barricade themselves in a farmhouse in the expectation of help from the authorities.
Review:
Romero's signature movie, and first of a careerful of zombie flicks, is a seminal piece indeed. Coming on a tide of Sci-Fi/Horror that would shape the next decade (apes, space and diabolism), it also redefined what a zombie does in the movies, and it ain't pretty. The non-professional cast, grainy black and white and mounting claustrophobia of its setting all contribute to its effectiveness as a thriller. The explanation, naturally enough, is radioactivity, but Romero uses this and his other films to channel other socio-political themes, such as the ties of family, and race (the final girl is here a black man).