The Living Dead

The zombie film 'Night of the Living Dead' marked a significant aesthetic and thematic evolution of the horror genre when it was released in 1968. Characteristically for director George A. Romero, evil is not to be found in the monstrous zombies but in man, in the willow-rotten political system, in civilization itself, corrupted by capitalist commodity society. Created for a paltry $114,000, the film is a dark, effective doomsday tale. It set in earnest the wave of boundary-seeking indie horror in the 1970s, but its messages ring clear and ubiquitous even in the world of today. Suddenly, and without explanation, the dead resurface as hungry zombies demanding human flesh. With one bite, the victim is turned into a zombie, and the infection spreads with epidemic haste...

Directed by George A. Romero
Starring: David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reininger, Gaylen Ross, David Crawford
Country/year: United States, 1968
Running time: 96 min.
Formato: DCP
Language: English Dialogue
Age limit: Allowed for children over 15
Original Title: Night of the Living Dead

Part of the series: Late Night
When darkness falls over Gothersgade, we turn on the projector for 22 screenings of cult films, shudders and other delights for those who like to stay up late. Tickets cost just 70 DKK - or 50 DKK for members of Cinemateket