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.
Dawn of the Dead (1978) is a horror and science fiction film directed by George A. Romero, released on September 2, 1978 with a runtime of 2h 7m. It stars David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger and Gaylen Ross. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 2,369 ratings.
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David Emge
as Stephen "Flyboy" Andrews
Ken Foree
as Peter Washington
Scott H. Reiniger
as Roger "Trooper" DeMarco
Gaylen Ross
as Francine "Fran" Parker
David Crawford
as Dr. James Foster
David Early
as Sidney Berman
Richard France
as Dr. Milliard Rausch
Howard Smith
as TV Commentator
Daniel Dietrich
as Dan Givens
Fred Baker
as Police Commander
James A. Baffico
as Wooley
Rod Stouffer
as Roy Tucker
Directed by George A. Romero, written by George A. Romero and Dario Argento, produced by Richard P. Rubinstein, Alfredo Cuomo and Claudio Argento.
Average viewer score of 7.5/10 from 2,369 ratings.
This is one of the finest sequels ever, in that it's both of comparable quality with the original, yet is fundamentally different from it at the same time. Marvelous stuff, with aspects copied thousands of times over the past two generations, with no end in sight. This and 'Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom', from about the same time frame, would make one of the best double-bills ever on the evils of consumerism gone…
Reviewed on July 3, 2016
Romero’s imaginative and thrilling zombie sequel A decade after the excellent “Night of the Living Dead” (1968), writer/director George Romero offers up this exceptional sequel. The plague of reanimated corpses with a hunger for warm flesh is now global and society is increasingly breaking down. A television exec (Gaylen Ross), her helicopter-reporter beau (David Emge) and two SWAT officers (Ken Foree and Scott…
Reviewed on August 22, 2018
Been a while since I last watched this one, but with the new 4K UHD out, decided to give it another watch going with the Extended Cut. Still very well made with some great zombie effects and really liked the characters, Peter (Ken Foree), especially. I'm not a big fan of the zombie horror genre but this is one of the exceptions. **4.0/5**
Reviewed on December 16, 2020
**This must be some kind of joke, right?** Firstly, allow me to clarify: I am not a fan of “zombie” films, although I understand very well the interest that, in recent years, there has been for this material. I totally respect those who enjoy it. But let's be honest: a film has to have some aesthetic quality and some good taste to become “digestible”. And, well, I just finished watching this film, and I honestly…
Reviewed on March 14, 2024
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The main cast of Dawn of the Dead (1978) includes David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen Ross and David Crawford. The film was directed by George A. Romero. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Dawn of the Dead was released on September 2, 1978 and runs for 2h 7m.
Dawn of the Dead (1978) holds an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from 2,369 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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