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Black and white lobby card for Night of the Living Dead (1968) shows a group of zombie-like figures in nightgowns, with bold text above reading They Won't Stay Dead and film credits below.
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Night of the Living Dead

film by Romero [1968]
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Night of the Living Dead, American horror film, released in 1968, that established the pattern for modern zombie movies by disassociating the monsters from Vodou and by using contemporary settings. It was the first feature film directed by George Romero. Barbra (played by Judith O’Dea) and Johnny (Russell W. Streiner) are visiting their father’s grave in a rural Pennsylvania cemetery when a stranger attacks them. During the struggle, Johnny is killed, but Barbra manages to...

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