Dawn of the Dead (1979)

Released Date
April 20, 1979
Distributor
Genre
Horror
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$159,822 + $0 = $159,822
77
Tom Savini

as Motorcycle Raider

76
Ken Foree

as Peter Washington

73
Gaylen Ross

as Francine

About Dawn of the Dead (1979)

Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia S.W.A.T. team members, a traffic reporter, and his television executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

About

George A. Romero-directed independent zombie film written in collaboration with Dario Argento about a group of survivors who take refuge in a secluded shopping mall following an epidemic of zombies that have risen. 

Trivia

The film was the second in Romero's Night of the Living Dead series. Four official sequels followed and a remake of the same name premiered in 2004 that was directed by Zack Snyder