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Dawn of the Dead

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Dawn of the Dead
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NR,2hrs 6min
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January 1, 1978
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United Film Distribution Compa
Synopsis: Director George A. Romero's epic sequel to his legendary Night of the Living Dead has firmly established itself as the equal of its ground-breaking predecessor. Though shot in 1978 -- ten years after the first films' release -- Dawn's story begins as if the events in Night had happened only a few months before: after shambling armies of the recently-dead take over every major city -- seeking warm human flesh for food -- the U.S. government imposes a state of martial law, sending in special National ... Full Synopsis
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One of the most successful independent films ever made -- as well as one of the bloodiest -- this first sequel to Night of the Living Dead couches its splattery goings-on in the context of a satire on pop consumerism. A handful of humans are trapped in a shopping mall filled with flesh-eating zombies who look for all the world like the regular blissed-out customers. Tom Savini's effects are brilliantly ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Peter
Stephen
Francine
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Christina Aguilera at the Dawn of the Dead premiere in Los Angeles on March 10, 2004
Christina Aguilera at the Dawn of the Dead premiere in Los Angeles on March 10, 2004
Christina Aguilera at the Dawn of the Dead premiere in Los Angeles on March 10, 2004
Ving Rhames at the Dawn of the Dead premiere in Los Angeles on March 10, 2004
Ving Rhames at the Dawn of the Dead premiere in Los Angeles on March 10, 2004
Christina Aguilera at the Dawn of the Dead premiere in Los Angeles on March 10, 2004
Christina Aguilera at the Dawn of the Dead premiere in Los Angeles on March 10, 2004
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