Dawn of the Dead
“When there’s no more room in HELL, the dead will walk the EARTH!”
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
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Part of Living Dead Collection
4 films
Cast
92 people
David Emge
Stephen "Flyboy" Andrews
Known for
Basket Case 2
Ken Foree
Peter Washington
Known for
Kenan & Kel
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Scott H. Reiniger
Roger "Trooper" DeMarco
Known for
Dawn of the Dead
Gaylen Ross
Francine "Fran" Parker
Known for
Madman
Creepshow
David Crawford
Dr. James Foster
Also in
Lady Beware
Sabbath
David Early
Sidney Berman
Known for
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Creepshow
Richard France
Dr. Milliard Rausch
Known for
The Crazies
Graveyard Shift
Howard Smith
TV Commentator
Daniel Dietrich
Dan Givens
Also in
Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood
Fleshpot on 42nd Street
Fred Baker
Police Commander
Also in
Doorway to Suspicion
Working Girls
James A. Baffico
Wooley
Known for
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
Silver Bullet
Rod Stouffer
Roy Tucker
No other roles listed
George A. Romero Director · Agostino Marangolo Composer Massimo Morante Composer
Worldwide gross $66M · Budget $640K · United States release April 13, 1979
Box office
Budget
$640,000
Worldwide gross
$66,000,000
Gross vs. budget
103.1×
Production
Dawn Associates
Production
Laurel Entertainment
Production
United Film Distribution Company (UFDC)
Production
Italy · United States
Produced in
Dawn of the Living Dead
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 1978
Premiere · Turin. 119-minute Dario Argento Cut
United States · April 13, 1979
Limited theatrical · Pittsburgh, PA
United States
April 7, 1979 · Premiere · USA Film Festival
April 20, 1979 · Limited theatrical · New York City, NY
May 11, 1979 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, CA
Australia
October 1, 1979 · Theatrical
December 1, 1979 · Theatrical
April 3, 1980 · Theatrical
October 1, 1985 · Physical · VHS. 139-minute Cannes Cut
Brazil
September 15, 1980 · Theatrical
France
May 11, 1983 · Theatrical
January 5, 1992 · Physical · VHS
October 24, 2002 · Physical · DVD
November 4, 2009 · Physical · Blu-Ray
July 25, 2017 · Digital · VOD
May 31, 2019 · Physical · 4K UHD
October 23, 2019 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
March 2, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
August 2, 1979 · Theatrical · censored version
December 17, 2020 · Physical · 4K / Blu-ray (re-rating, uncut)
Hungary
July 8, 1985 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 9, 1980 · Theatrical
Italy
September 2, 1978 · Theatrical
Japan
March 27, 1979 · Theatrical · 119-minute Dario Argento Cut (censored)
Netherlands
October 2, 1980 · Theatrical
November 17, 2000 · Physical · DVD
November 23, 2002 · TV · Net 5
South Korea
April 15, 2020 · Theatrical
Spain
February 12, 1979 · Theatrical · "S"
Switzerland
August 7, 2017 · Digital
United Kingdom
March 9, 1980 · Theatrical
July 1, 1981 · Physical · VHS
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