Night Of The Living Dead (1968) - The Criterion Collection

Zavvi - The Home of Pop CultureGeorge A. Romero's terrifying classic, the movie that invented the zombie genre, in astunning new 4K restoration.Shot outside Pittsburgh on a shoestring budget by a band of filmmakers determined tomake their mark, Night of the Living Dead, directed by horror master GEORGE A. ROMERO,is one of the great stories of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box‐office smashthat became one of the most influential films of all time. A deceptively simple tale of agroup of strangers trapped in a farmhouse who find themselves fending off a horde ofrecently dead, flesh‐eating ghouls, Romero's claustrophobic vision of a late‐1960s Americaliterally tearing itself apart rewrote the rules of the horror genre, combined gruesome gorewith acute social commentary, and quietly broke ground by casting a black actor (DUANEJONES) in its lead role. Stark, haunting, and more relevant than ever, Night of the LivingDead is back, in a new 4K restoration.Features:New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director George A. Romero, co‐screenwriterJohn A. Russo, sound engineer Gary R. Streiner, and producer Russell W. StreinerNew restoration of the monaural soundtrack, supervised by Romero and Gary R.Streiner, and presented uncompressedNight of Anubis, a never‐before‐presented work‐print edit of the filmNew program featuring filmmakers Frank Darabont, Guillermo del Toro, and RobertRodriguezNever‐before‐seen 16 mm dailies reelNew program featuring Russo about the commercial and industrial‐film productioncompany where key Night of the Living Dead filmmakers got their startTwo audio commentaries from 1994, featuring Romero, Russo, producer KarlHardman, actor Judith O'Dea, and moreArchival interviews with Romero and actors Duane Jones and Judith RidleyNew programs about the editing, the score, and directing ghoulsNew interviews with Gary R. Streiner and Russel W. StreinerTrailer, radio spots, and TV spotsPLUS: An essay by critic Stuart Klawans