Birth Of The Living Dead/Night Of The Living Dead (UK-import)
Double bill containing a 2013 documentary about the seminal 1968 zombie horror film 'Night of the Living Dead' and the genre-defining film itself. In 'Birth of the Living Dead' (2013), director George A. Romero tells how his original film has since become a cult classic against all expectations upon its release and speaks candidly about the film-making process and the wider sociopolitical context in which the film was rooted. In 'Night of the Living Dead' (1968), one quiet morning, Barbara (Judith O'Dea) and Johnny's (Russell Streiner) visit to their father's grave is interrupted when Johnny is killed by a flesh-eating stranger. Barbara escapes to a nearby farmhouse, meets up with a few other desperate individuals, and prepares to do battle with the zombies who gather outside.
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