Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Réalisateur:

George A. Romero

Scénaristes:

John A. Russo (screenplay) and
George A. Romero (screenplay)

Date de sortie:

1 octobre 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Horreur | Science-Fiction | Thriller

Accroche:

They keep coming back in a bloodthirsty lust for HUMAN FLESH!...

Intrigue:

A group of people hide from bloodthirsty zombies in a farmhouse.

Plot Keywords:

Farmhouse | Barricade | Zombie | Truck | Basement

Récompenses:

1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

Low Budget Horror That Redefined The Genre

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 28

1:30 AM

AMC

Ensemble

Duane Jones	...	Ben
Judith O'Dea	...	Barbra
Karl Hardman	...	Harry Cooper
Marilyn Eastman	...	Helen Cooper / Bug-eating zombie
Keith Wayne	...	Tom
Judith Ridley	...	Judy
Kyra Schon	...	Karen Cooper
Charles Craig	...	Newscaster / Zombie
S. William Hinzman	...	Cemetery Zombie (original and new scenes) (as Bill Heinzman)
George Kosana	...	Sheriff McClelland
Frank Doak	...	Scientist
Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille	...	Field reporter
A.C. McDonald	...	Zombie / Posse Member
Samuel R. Solito	...	Zombie / Posse Member
Mark Ricci	...	Washington scientist

Autre(s) titre(s):

Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition (Philippines: English title) (recut version) (USA) (recut version)
George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (Australia)
Laugh Track: Night of the Living Dead (USA) (video title (redubbed comic version))
Monster Flick (USA) (working title)
Night of Anubis (USA) (working title)
Night of the Flesh Eaters (USA) (working title)

Durée:

96 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Rapport de forme:

1,33 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | USA:Unrated (1968) | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) | Singapore:NC-16 (30th anniversary edition) | Iceland:16 | Canada:14A | Spain:13 | UK:15 (video rating) (2007) | Australia:R | USA:TV-14 (TV rating) (cut) | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) (uncut) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Italy:T (original DVD rating) | Italy:VM18 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (DVD rating) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | France:-16 | Germany:16 (re-rating) (uncut) | Ireland:18 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 | UK:X (original rating) | West Germany:18 (original rating) (cut) | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:18 | Germany:BPjM Restreint

Lieux de tournage:

Basement, Latent Image - Carson Street, South Side, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Société:

Image Ten

Anecdotes:

The word "zombie" is never used. The most common euphemism used to describe the living dead is "those things," mostly by Cooper.

Goofs:

Continuité: While Karl and Ben are fighting for the rifle, the door to the main room, near the basement door, opens and shuts between cuts.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Barbara: They oughta make the day the time changes the first day of summer.
Johnny: What?
Barbara: Well, it's eight o'clock, and it's still light!
Johnny: A lot of good the extra daylight does us. You know, we've still got a three-hour drive back; we're not gonna be home until after midnight.
Barbara: Well, if it really bugged you, Johnny, you wouldn't do it.
Johnny: Heh, you think I'd wanna blow Sunday on a scene like this? You know, I figure we'll have to get mother to move down here or have the grave moved down to Pittsburgh.
Barbara: Well, she can't make a trip like this!
Johnny: Yeah, I know that she can't.
[Reach for the wreath in the backseat]
[...]

Connexions De Film:

Parodié dans "Screen Wars: Night of the Living Indie Filmmaker (#2.3)" (2007)

Low Budget Horror That Redefined The Genre

Night of the Living Dead, directed by Geoage A. Romero, is a horror masterpiece and the first of three of his "Dead" movies. This low budget horror has changed the way movies are made. This didn't need an "A" grade cast and a huge budget to become one the world's greatest and most influential horror movies.

This is the simple story of seven strangers who board themselves up in a farmhouse from the ravenous hoards of flesh eating zombies that are rising. But peace doesn't last for long as the tension rises, chaos and tragedy breaks out.

This movie today is still shocking. There isn't a lot of gore but the scenes with gore a shocking and disturbing, even though they are in black and white. This is still regarded as one of the best horror movies in the world.

5/5.