Directed by George A. Romero Written by George A. Romero   Cast David Emge ... Stephen Ken Foree ... Peter Scott H. Reiniger ... Roger Gaylen Ross ... Francine David Crawford ... Dr. Foster David Early ... Mr. Berman Richard France ... Scientist Howard Smith ... TV Commentator Daniel Dietrich ... Givens Fred Baker ... Commander James A. Baffico ... Wooley (as Jim Baffico) Rod Stouffer ... Young Officer on Roof Jese Del Gre ... Old Priest Clayton McKinnon ... Officer in Project Apt. John Rice ... Officer in Project Apt. Ted Bank ... Officer at Police Dock Randy Kovitz ... Officer at Police Dock Patrick McCloskey ... Officer at Police Dock Joseph Pilato ... Officer at Police Dock (as Joe Pilato) Pasquale Buba ... Motorcycle Raider Tony Buba ... Motorcycle Raider Butchie ... Motorcycle Raider (as 'Butchie') Dave Hawkins ... Motorcycle Raider Tom Kapusta ... Motorcycle Raider Rudy Ricci ... Motorcycle Raider Tom Savini ... Motorcycle Raider Marty Schiff ... Motorcycle Raider Joe Shelby ... Motorcycle Raider Taso N. Stavrakis ... Motorcycle Raider (as Taso Stavrakos) Nick Tallo ... Motorcycle Raider Larry Vaira ... Motorcycle Raider Sharon Hill ... Lead Zombie (as Sharon Ceccatti) Pam Chatfield ... Lead Zombie Mike Christopher ... Lead Zombie Clayton Hill ... Lead Zombie Jay Stover ... Lead Zombie Uncredited Cast Joe Abeln ... Redneck Rifleman That Misses John Amplas ... Martinez Bob Aquaviva ... Military Jacket Zombie on Mall Rooftop Liz Augenstein ... On Air Girl at WGON-TV Joey Baffico ... Zombie Who Sticks Fingernails Into Roger's Wounded Leg Jim Balawajder ... Dead Yellow Shirt Zombie Lying Down on Escalator Donnie Ballein ... Bearded Glasses Biker Riding Blue Harley-Davidson Shovelhead Custom Trike Kathie Ballein ... Blonde Biker Chick Riding Blue Harley-Davidson Shovelhead Custom Trike Renee Banks ... Wild Haired Plaid Shirted Apartment Zombie Ben Barenholtz ... Cowboy Hat Zombie Hit by Sledge Dave Bartholomew ... Long Haired Denim Shirted Zombie in Bikers' Battle Daisy Beatty ... Shorthaired Female Redneck Holding Sleeve of Cups Debbie Beatty ... Donna - Beautiful Young Smiley Faced Blonde Lady Redneck Edgar Beatty ... Redneck Wearing Red Coat Susan Beatty ... Beautiful Young Blonde Lady Redneck Wearing Blue Jacket Susie Beatty ... Blonde Lady Redneck Wearing Blue Coat and Glasses Dan Bertha ... 4th SWAT Cop in Project Apt. Greg Besnak ... Brown Haired Fu Manchu Mustachioed Zombie Hit by Sledge Rik Billock ... 3-Piece Gray Suited Zombie Shot by Roger in J.C. Penney Jean Ann Boshoven ... Blonde Zombie Who Attacks Roger in Truck David Brant ... Long Black Coat Zombie Fighting Blades on Balcony Dick Brem ... Short Mustachioed Yellow Collar-Shirted Zombie Roy Brown ... Red Bearded Black Suit Coat Parking Lot Zombie Shot by Roger David W. Butler ... 2nd Biker in Elevator Adolph Caesar ... Narrator of Theatrical Trailer (voice) Mary Lee Casey ... Featured Light Blue Bathrobe Zombie Zilla Clinton ... Blonde Biker Chick Riding Motorcycle Alexander Cook ... Sledgehammer Zombie Mark Cooper ... 19 Year Old Blonde Long-Haired Zombie Shot in Bikers' Battle John Cosgrove ... Tall Bearded Zombie Clawing at Mall Door Susan Cosgrove ... Crosshairs Zombie #3 Josephine Cuccaro ... Curly Haired Lavender Turtleneck Sweatered WGON-TV Member Lee Cummings ... Bathing Suit Zombie Bobby Dauk ... Biker Dusty Davis ... Biker Diane Donati ... White Nightgown Zombie Decapitated by Blades Christian Dryden ... Mall Zombie Boy touching bicycles Tom Dubensky ... Young WGON-TV Man Wearing Plaid Shirt Melissa Savini Dunlap ... Zombie Girl in Airport Chart House Jim Edmondson ... Jim - WGON-TV Cameraman Charlie Edwards ... Dark Haired Zombie Wearing White Collared Green Sweater and Glasses Jimmy 'Killer' Evans ... Mustachioed Biker (riding Chopper) Lynn Fagan ... Winky's Uniform Waitress Zombie shot in Bikers' battle Frank M. Farel ... Zombie Sprayed with Seltzer Water Brendan Faulkner ... Zombie Who Gets Pied in the Face Kathleen Feeney ... Nun Zombie Dan 'Ratso' Ferraton ... Bearded Sportster Biker Wearing Black Leather Jacket and Yellow Shirt Chet Flippo ... Cowboy Zombie J. Clifford Forrest Jr. ... Featured Elderly Zombie Christine Forrest ... TV Producer / Elf Biker Chick / Monroeville Mall Announcer Cliff Forrest ... Tony, Man at WGON - TV ('You all right?') Ingeborg Forrest ... Mall Zombie Wearing Blue Nightgown Walt Forrest ... Firefighter Wearing White Helmet Nancy Friedman ... Bandana Girl Zombie Roy Frumkes ... 1st Pie-in-Face Zombie Ron Gibson ... Landlord Zombie in Tenement Cellar Chuck Gordon ... Mustachioed Plaid Shirted Zombie Grabbing at Peter's Legs Debra Gordon ... Red Turtleneck Sweater Zombie Grabbing at Peter's Legs Michael Gornick ... News Reporter on Radio (voice) Trudy Gray ... Red Bandana Biker Chick - Jack's Girlfriend Barry Gress ... Parking Lot Zombie Knocking Sign Over Chris Griffith ... Blue Plaid Shirt Zombie Shot by Chickie Lori Griffith ... Shorthaired Female Blue Sweater Zombie Shot by Chickie Missy Griffith ... Unsolved Zombie Scott Griffith ... Curly Haired Green Jacket Parking Lot Zombie George Haeck ... Biker Riding in White Sidecar John Harrison ... Screwdriver Zombie Gary Hartman ... Blonde Biker Wearing Olive Green Jacket and Black Helmet Jon Hayden ... Featured Zombie Bill Hayes ... Blonde Mustachioed Firefighter (wearing black helmet) 'Sidecar' John Helbig ... Long Bearded Sunglasses Biker (riding White 1969 Harley-Davidson FL Electra Glide Motorcycle) Karen Hildebrand ... Bathrobe Zombie Chuck Hoffman ... Bearded Zombie Outside Gun Store David Hykes ... Red Knit Capped Bearded Redneck Michael James ... Bald Red Sweater Zombie C. Courtney Joyner ... Zombie Wearing Eyeglasses Evan Karelitz ... Firefighter Wearing Black Helmet and Glasses Harold Katofsky ... Dark Mustachioed Firefighter Wearing Red Helmet Peter Keefer ... Curly Haired Mustachioed Demin Shirt Zombie eating Sledge's intestines Susan Kilmartin ... Yellow-Green Striped Shirt Zombie John Kiss ... 4th Pie-in-Face Zombie Vic Kleman ... Charlie Parker - WGON-TV Typist Patti Kohl ... Blonde Green Sweatered Zombie Hit by Sledge / Blonde Balcony Zombie Grabbed by Blades Katherine Kolbert ... Brunette Biker Chick Throwing Pies and Cakes Walter Krayvo ... Bearded Zombie Who Bites Moonbaby's Neck Jim Krut ... Helicopter Zombie 'Wild Bill' Laczko ... Head Bandage Redneck Tommy Lafitte ... Miguel, The Zombie Ralph Langer ... Green Collared-Shirted Zombie in Ice Skating Rink Robert Langer ... Mustachioed Plaid-Shirted Zombie Eating Bikers' Flesh Maxine Lapiduss ... Redhead Zombie Outside J.C. Penny Ellen Lauren ... Mall Rooftop Zombie Ed Letteri ... Long-Haired Man by Door at WGON-TV Leonard Lies ... Machete Zombie Michael Lies ... WGON-TV Bearded Man Wearing Green Dress Shirt Barbara Lifsher ... Mary 'Chickie' / Blonde Biker Chick Driving Van Tommy 'Slick' Lytle ... Biker Riding with Brown Headband Biker Chick Paul Macaluso ... Afro Haired Puerto Rican Gang Member on Roof Frank Maimone ... Biker Mike Marchich ... Biker Wearing Leather Cowboy Hat Teddy Marchich ... Biker Handing Out Weapons Gary Marlatt ... Red Leather Jacket Parking Lot Zombie Hap Martin ... Blonde Biker Riding Red Harley-Davidson Servi-Car Motorcycle Nicholas Mastandrea ... Mall Zombie Outside Gun Store Molly McCloskey ... Lovely Woman at WGON - TV ('My turn for the coat.') Doug Mertz ... Preppie Zombie - 2nd Pie-in-Face Bob Michelucci ... Zombie Robert V. Michelucci ... Bearded Scope Zombie / Zombie Who Attacks Mousey Bob Miller ... Funeral Zombie Wearing Three-Piece Suit Ken Nagin ... Pendant Headband Biker with Axe Jack Pappalardo ... Lead Zombie - Bach's Arco Pitcairn Pitcher Tom Passavant ... Teepee Zombie Hit by Sledge Jeff Paul ... Biker Who Shoots Flyboy John Paul ... Bald Zombie - Airport Chart House Gary Peabody ... Blue Plaid Shirted Apartment Zombie with Foot Stump Edward Perchaluk ... Unknown Zombie Charlie Peters ... Bearded White Collared Shirted WGON-TV Crew Member / WGON-TV Crew Member Who Gives Foster Bunny Ears Donald Pollock ... Zombie in Parking Lot Rick Quinn ... Black Haired White Plaid Shirt Zombie Pounding on J.C. Penney Door Sukey Raphael ... Red Nightgown Zombie - 3rd Pie-in-Face Doris Rees ... Large Orange Caftan Zombie Evelyn Reynolds ... Unknown Zombie E. Butler Richards ... Zombie Russell L. Richards ... Zombie Rosemary Rixey ... 17 Year Old Brunette Pale Blue Dress Shirt Zombie Clawing at Mall Door Cindy Roman ... Blue Bandana Biker Chick Riding with White Headband Biker Lenny Roman ... White Headband Biker Riding Harley Motorcycle George A. Romero ... TV Director / Nick - Biker in Santa Claus Suit Donald Rubinstein ... Roger's Zombie Attacker in Parking Lot Carey Sampson ... Timmy - Biker Holding TV Set Robert 'Banjo' Saunders ... Parking Lot Zombie Who Bites Roger Mike Savini ... Zombie Boy in Airport Chart House Frank A. Serrao ... Fat Grey-Suited Zombie Gina Sestak ... Longhaired Glasses Zombie Entering Our Heroes' Mall Hideout Warner Shook ... Security Guard Zombie Who Attacks Stephen in Mall Basement Donna Siegel ... Dark Haired Light Brown Bloused Woman Heading Out Door at WGON-TV Daniel Silk ... Blonde Denim Shirt Zombie Who Attacks Roger in Truck Paul Silverman ... 17 Year Old Brunette Yellow Dress Shirt Zombie Clawing at Mall Door Stephen M. Silverman ... Zombie Chris Singer ... Unknown Zombie Chris Steinbrunner ... Unknown Zombie Larry O. Stricek ... Bearded Biker Riding Blue and Yellow Harley-Davidson Panhead Chopper Christopher Dean Sullivan ... Braided Haired Gray Jumpsuit Zombie Billy Swick ... Zombie shot by Rednecks Ron Swick ... Cowboy Hat Zombie shot by Rednecks Ralph Tallo ... Stephen's Grey Suited Airport Zombie Attacker Hit by Sledgehammer Milt Thompson ... Checkered Shirted Zombie Who Attacks Stephen in Elevator Danny Vail ... Mall Zombie Jeanette Lansel Vaira ... Biker Chick Bobbi Van Eman ... Beautiful Curly Haired Female WGON-TV Technician Behind TV Station Employee Sara Venable ... Leotard Zombie Hit by Sledge Susan Vermazen ... Dark Curly Haired Plaid Shirted Zombie in Bikers' Battle Vincent Vok ... WGON - TV Station Employee Billie Walters ... Biker Chick Wearing Brown Headband Vickie Walters ... Brown Leather Jacket Biker Chick Riding with Bearded Sportster Biker Billy 'Weezer' Wickerham ... Black Knit Cap Sunglasses Bearded Biker Riding 1977 Harley-Davidson FX Super Glide Motorcycle Robert Williams ... Soldier in Apartment Project Laura Ziemba ... Ice Skating Rink Zombie Produced by Claudio Argento   Dario Argento   Billy 'Silver Dollar' Baxter   Alfredo Cuomo   Richard P. Rubinstein   Donna Siegel   Herbert R. Steinmann   Original Music by Dario Argento Goblin Agostino Marangolo Massimo Morante Fabio Pignatelli Claudio Simonetti

Additional Info Premiere: September 02, 1978 Theatrical Release: May 24, 1979 DVD Release: October 31, 1997 Blu-ray Release: October 02, 2007 Countries: Distributor: Anchor Bay Websites: Alternate Titles Dawn Of The Living Dead George A. Romero's Dawn Of The Dead Zombi Zombie: Dawn Of The Dead Zombies Production Companies Laurel Group (production) Dawn Associates (©: 1978) Distributors United Film Distribution Company (UFDC)   (1979) (United States) (theatrical) Cinema 5 Distributing   (1980) (United States) (Extended Cut: 16mm home prints) (video) MKR Group   (1982) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (1989) (United States) (VHS) Image Entertainment   (1989) (United States) (laserdisc) (video) Republic Pictures Home Video   (1993) (United States) (laserdisc) (video) Thorn EMI Video   (1983) (United States) (VHS) Elite Entertainment   (1996) (United States) (laserdisc) (video) Video Treasures   (1996) (United States) (VHS) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1997) (United States) (DVD) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1997) (United States) (VHS) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1999) (United States) (DVD) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1999) (United States) (VHS) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2004) (United States) (DVD) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) WawkalakTV   (2019) (World-wide) (VOD) Lumiere Pictures   (United States) (video) Weintraub Entertainment Group   (United States) (VHS) Filming Locations 247 Fort Pitt Blvd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA   (Zombie Apartment From SWAT Raid Sequence) Harold W. Brown Memorial Field - 3926 Logans Farm Road, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA   (airport) Monroeville Mall - Business Route 22, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA   (the shopping mall) Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA Pennsylvania, USA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA USA WPGH-TV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA   (TV station at beginning of the film) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.2 / 10 Our Rating 8.6 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 8.5 / 10 Female Users 7.5 / 10 Site Ranking #1,400 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 44 total ratings Almost Perfect 20 total ratings Average 6 total ratings Site Ranking #1,396 The Phantom Of The Opera (2004) #1,397 Mallrats (1995) #1,398 Scary Movie 4 (2006) #1,399 Home Alone 3 (1997) #1,400 Dawn Of The Dead (1978) #1,401 Booksmart (2019) #1,402 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) #1,403 This Is England (2006) #1,404 The 6th Day (2000)