---
title: 'Dawn of the Dead (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George A. Romero'
released: '1978-09-02'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dawn-of-the-dead-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077402/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dawn of the Dead (1978)

1978 · 119 min · Drama, Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · Italy, United States


## Synopsis

Dawn of the Dead  is a 1978 zombie horror film written, directed, and edited by George A. Romero, and produced by Richard P. Rubinstein. An American-Italian international co-production, it is the second film in Romero's series of zombie films, and though it contains no characters or settings from the preceding film Night of the Living Dead (1968), it shows the larger-scale effects of a zombie apocalypse on society. In the film, a phenomenon of unidentified origin has caused the reanimation of the dead, who prey on human flesh. David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, and Gaylen Ross star as survivors of the outbreak who barricade themselves inside a suburban shopping mall during mass hysteria.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George A. Romero](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-a-romero)
- **Screenplay:** [George A. Romero](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-a-romero)
- **Editor:** [George A. Romero](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-a-romero)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dario Argento](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-argento)
- **Producer:** [Richard P. Rubinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-p-rubinstein), [Claudio Argento](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-argento)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Gornick](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gornick)

## Cast

- [Scott Reiniger](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-reiniger)
- [Gaylen Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/gaylen-ross)
- [Tommy Lafitte](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-lafitte)
- [David Emge](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-emge)
- [John Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-harrison)
- [John Amplas](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-amplas)
- [James A. Baffico](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-a-baffico)
- [Tom Savini](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-savini)
- [David Early](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-early)
- [Richard France](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-france)
- [Joseph Pilato](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-pilato)
- [Rudolph J. Ricci](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolph-j-ricci)
- [Ken Foree](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-foree)
- [George A. Romero](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-a-romero)

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