Directed by Lucio Fulci Written by Lucio Fulci   Dardano Sacchetti   H.P. Lovecraft   Clark Ashton Smith   Cast Christopher George ... Peter Bell Catriona MacColl ... Mary Woodhouse (as Katriona Mac Coll) Carlo De Mejo ... Gerry Antonella Interlenghi ... Emily Robbins Giovanni Lombardo Radice ... Bob Daniela Doria ... Rosie Kelvin Fabrizio Jovine ... Father William Thomas Luca Venantini ... John-John Robbins (as Luca Paisner) Michele Soavi ... Tommy Fisher Venantino Venantini ... Mr. Ross Enzo D'Ausilio ... Deputy Sheriff Adelaide Aste ... Theresa Luciano Rossi ... Policeman in Apartment Robert Sampson ... Sheriff Russell Janet Agren ... Sandra Uncredited Cast Omero Capanna ... Burning Zombie Lucio Fulci ... Dr. Joe Thompson Michael Gaunt ... Gravedigger Virginia Logan ... Mrs. Holden Perry Pirkanen ... Blond Gravedigger James Edward Sampson ... James McLuhan Martin Sorrentino ... Sgt. Clay Robert E. Warner ... Policeman Outside Apartment Building Produced by Lucio Fulci   Renato Jaboni   Mino Loy   Luciano Martino   Robert E. Warner   Original Music by Fabio Frizzi

Additional Info Premiere: August 11, 1980 Theatrical Release: May 1983 DVD Release: May 23, 2000 Blu-ray Release: May 25, 2010 Country: Distributor: Blue Underground Websites: Alternate Titles Fear In The City Of The Living Dead Paura Nella Città Dei Morti Viventi The Gates Of Hell Production Companies Dania Film (production) Medusa Distribuzione (production) National Cinematografica (production) Distributors Motion Picture Marketing (MPM)   (1983) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed) Paragon Video Productions   (1983) (USA) (VHS) VCI Home Video   (2001) (USA) (VHS) Paragon Video Productions   (1985) (USA) (VHS) (big box reissue) Creature Features Video   (1996) (USA) (VHS) (dubbed) (as The Gates of Hell) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2000) (USA) (VHS) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2000) (USA) (DVD) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2002) (USA) (DVD) Blue Underground   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Blue Underground   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Dark Force Entertainment   (2019) (USA) (Blu-ray) (as "The Gates of Hell") Scorpion Releasing   (2020) (USA) (Blu-ray) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.5 / 10 Our Rating 6.8 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.7 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #3,644 / 20,725 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 8 total ratings Average 3 total ratings Site Ranking #3,640 The Other Side Of The Door (2016) #3,641 The Children (2008) #3,642 City Of Lies (2018) #3,643 V/H/S: Viral (2014) #3,644 City Of The Living Dead (1980) #3,645 Bitten: Season 1 (2014) #3,646 Bitten: Season 3 (2016) #3,647 Bitten: Season 2 (2015) #3,648 The Vatican Tapes (2015)