There is panic throughout the nation as the dead suddenly start coming back to life in George A. Romero’s seminal horror classic. As the dead rise from the grave to feed on the living, a group of survivors barricade themselves in an old farmhouse in an attempt to remain safe from these flesh eating monsters. Hailed as one of the masterworks of 20th century horror filmmaking, Night of the Living Dead is not only a bone-chilling tale of dread and paranoia, but a cutting commentary on American social injustice and civil rights that’s just as relevant today as it was nearly half a century ago.
Night of the Living Dead was restored by The Museum of Modern Art and The Film Foundation. Funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation and the Celeste Bartos Fund for Film Preservation. The restoration was overseen by George A. Romero and Image Ten—most especially, Gary Streiner, Russ Streiner, and John Russo—with restoration work done by Cineric Inc, NYC, and Audio Mechanics, Burbank, CA.
