Top billed cast

1. 

   Judith O'Dea

   Barbra

2. 

   Duane Jones

   Ben

3. 

   Marilyn Eastman

   Helen Cooper

4. 

   Karl Hardman

   Harry Cooper

5. 

   Judith Ridley

   Judy

6. 

   Keith Wayne

   Tom

7. 

   Kyra Schon

   Karen Cooper / Corpse in House

8. 

   Charles Craig

   TV Newscaster / Zombie

9. 

   S. William Hinzman

   Zombie

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Reviews

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on 2024-04-11

**The film that practically founded the zombie subgenre.**

As I've said on other occasions, I'm not a fan at all of films about zombies and similar creatures. It's a type of horror cinema with a strong graphic appeal that doesn't really captivate me. However, I confess that I liked this film. It is much more moderate in its approach to these types of monsters, and effective in building tension and suspense. It's not scary (I believe it was very scary at the time, but these are different times), but it's entertaining.

The story told doesn't give us much explanation: we see two brothers wh...read the rest

Recommendations

1. Planet Terror66%
2. Haunt66%
3. The Crazies61%
4. The Divide58%
5. Cheat69%
6. You're Next66%
7. Dawn of the Dead70%
8. The Hills Have Eyes64%
9. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers61%
10. The Domestics61%
11. Be Afraid60%
12. Grindhouse69%
13. Wrong Turn 2: Dead End61%
14. Books of Blood63%
15. Halloween75%
16. The Resurrected61%
17. Becky63%
18. Dog Soldiers67%
19. Dawn of the Dead75%
20. Trick58%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$114,000.00

Revenue
$30,236,452.00

Keywords

• sibling relationship
• pennsylvania, usa
• loss of loved one
• gun
• gas station
• cemetery
• cellar
• halloween
• house
• barricade
• zombie
• black and white
• trapped
• bitten
• farm house