---
title: 'The Crazies (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George A. Romero'
released: '1973-03-16'
runtime_minutes: 103
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-crazies-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069895/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Crazies (1973)

1973 · R · 103 min · Fantasy, Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Crazies is a 1973 American science fiction horror film written and directed by George A. Romero. It stars Lane Carroll, Will McMillan, and Harold Wayne Jones as residents of a small American town that accidentally become afflicted by a military biological weapon. Filmed in Evans City in Western Pennsylvania, The Crazies was a box office failure upon release. A remake of the film was released in 2010.

## 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)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bill Hinzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-hinzman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bruce Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-roberts)

## Cast

- [Richard Thomas France](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-thomas-france)
- [George A. Romero](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-a-romero)
- [Bill Hinzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-hinzman)
- [Lynn Lowry](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynn-lowry)
- [Richard Liberty](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-liberty)

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