Night of the Living Dead
A group of people try to survive an attack of bloodthirsty zombies while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse. Although not the first zombie film, Night of the Living Dead is the progenitor of the contemporary "zombie apocalypse" horror film, and it greatly influenced the modern pop-culture zombie archetype.
Horror
Laurel Group, Off Color Films, Image Ten, Market Square Productions
Duane Jones as Ben, Judith O'Dea as Barbra, Karl Hardman as Harry Cooper, Marilyn Eastman as Helen Cooper, Keith Wayne as Tom, Judith Ridley as Judy, Kyra Schon as Karen Cooper, Charles Craig as Newscaster / Zombie, S. William Hinzman as Cemetery Zombie, Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille as Field Reporter, George A. Romero as Washington Reporter, Russell Streiner as Johnny, John A. Russo as Washington Military Reporter