‘Night of the Living Dead’ premieres in Pittsburgh 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1968)


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(Tuesday, October 1, 1968, 8:00 p.m. EDT)Night of the Living Dead, an American independent horror film about seven people who are trapped in a rural farmhouse in western Pennsylvania, which is besieged by a large and growing group of “living dead” monsters, premiered tonight at the Fulton Theater in Pittsburgh.

Co-written, directed, photographed and edited by George A. Romero, the film starred Judith O’Dea, Duane Jones, Marilyn Eastman, Karl Hardman, Judith Ridley and Keith Wayne.


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