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Quick Info

Rating

7.5/10

Release1978

Runtime2h 7m

StatusReleased

Budget$640,000

Revenue$55,000,000

Production

Dawn Associates

Laurel Entertainment

Movie

Dawn of the Dead

1978

2h 7m

7.5

Horror

Science Fiction

Synopsis

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

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