Stars: Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Judith O'Dea, Keith Wayne, Russ Streiner, Duane Jones
Director: George A. Romero
The Original Classic
I am delighted that there is finally a "collector's edition" version of Night Of
The Living Dead, and I am particularly pleased that the video transfer was so
affectionately supervised by people who care about the quality of the original
film.
Night has had an erratic distribution pattern. Even its original theatrical
release was launched with film prints that were often dark and muddy, prompting
journalists to criticize the "amateurish visual style" and to speculate that the
film was originally photographed in 16mm.
Now that this excellent copy has been made from the original 35mm negatives, I
hope viewers will be able to better appreciate the intention of the
high-contrast images and understand that their starkness evokes, rather than
undermine, the necessary sense of "presence" which, I believe, gives the film
its teeth (no pun intended).
Night Of The Living Dead was made by a small group of very dedicated individuals
whose contributions can now be seen and heard more clearly than in any
previously released version in any format.
I thank those individuals, many of them still good friends, for their labors.
I'm sorry it took so long for those labors to be showcased in a form that so
closely approximates those first oh-so-enthusiastic screenings of the
sound-interlocked work-print at The Latent Image, in Pittsburgh. I'm grateful
that we can now have a good copy of this film in our personal libraries, and
that viewers, new and old, can see it as it was meant to be seen.-Stay Scared! George A. Romero
Format: Full Screen
Special Features: THX-Certified,
Trailers/TV Spots, Dual Commentary Tracks
Featuring George A. Romero and the Entire Cast, Film
Parody - Night Of The Living Bread, Still Photo
Gallery Featuring Rare Color Photos, The History Of
Romero's Company, The Latent Image, Scenes From the
"Lost" Romero Film "There's Always Vanilla", Video
Interview with "Living Dead's" Judy Ridley, Final
Interview by "Living Dead's" Star Duane Jones, Foreign
and Domestic Posters and Collectibles, Original Props,
The Entire Original Shooting Script, Cast
Member's Personal Scrapbooks, Romero Directed
Television Spots and Short Films, Liner Notes by
George A. Romero and Stephen King, Interactive Menus, Scene
Selections
Languages: English (Dolby
Digital 5.1 Surround) (Dolby Digital Mono)
Subtitles: English
Sides: 1
Layers: Dual
Rated: R
Company: Elite
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