---
title: 'Night of the Living Dead (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George A. Romero'
released: '1968-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/night-of-the-living-dead-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063350/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Night of the Living Dead (1968)

1968 · R · 96 min · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American zombie horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero, written by Romero and John Russo, and produced by Russell W. Streiner and Karl Hardman. The independent film's ensemble cast—which includes Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Marilyn Eastman, Karl Hardman, Judith Ridley, and Keith Wayne—star as a group of people trapped in a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania, under assault by flesh-eating reanimated corpses. Although the monsters that appear in the film are referred to as "ghouls", they are credited with popularizing the modern portrayal of zombies in popular culture.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [John A. Russo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-a-russo), [George A. Romero](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-a-romero)
- **Editor:** [John A. Russo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-a-russo)
- **Director:** [George A. Romero](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-a-romero)
- **Director of Photography:** [George A. Romero](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-a-romero)
- **Producer:** [Karl Hardman](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-hardman), [Russell Streiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-streiner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Loose](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-loose)

## Cast

- [John A. Russo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-a-russo)
- [Charles Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-craig)
- [George A. Romero](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-a-romero)
- [Marilyn Eastman](https://cinepixo.com/people/marilyn-eastman)
- [Karl Hardman](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-hardman)
- [Bill Hinzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-hinzman)
- [Judith O'Dea](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-o-dea)
- [Kyra Schon](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyra-schon)
- [Judith Ridley](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-ridley)
- [Keith Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-wayne)
- [Russell Streiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-streiner)
- [Bill Cardille](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-cardille)
- [Debbie Rochon](https://cinepixo.com/people/debbie-rochon)
- [Duane Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/duane-jones)

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