With Night of the Living Dead and Zombie – Dawn of the Dead, George A. Romero made the two most important and best zombie films of all time. The latter solved one in Germany long history of censorship which only came to an end in 2019. You can now stream the horror masterpiece Dawn of the Dead uncut with your Paramount+ subscription. * Without the film, hit series like The Walking Dead would never have been created.
That’s what Dawn of the Dead is about
In the plot of Romero’s classic, a plague has broken out in the USA that causes the dead to be resurrected as undead with a hunger for human flesh. A group of survivors barricade themselves in a huge shopping mall, where a brutal fight breaks out.
Dawn of the Dead combines furious zombie horror and sharp social criticism
In addition to the atmospherically condensed horror scenario, the director also incorporated the fight for survival exaggerated image of American consumer society transformed. In extreme cases, they tear each other apart.
This socially critical approach shaped the style and continues to shape various zombie productions to this day. The best known is probably The Walking Dead, where the downfall of the civil order is attributed to humanity’s own fault.
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Zombie – Dawn of the Dead
In Germany, Dawn of the Dead was indexed in 1983 and confiscated in 1991. It wasn’t until 2019 that the indexing was lifted and the horror milestone was released uncut for ages 18 and up after a new FSK review.
A comparison of the running times for cutting reports shows that The Romero cut streams with a Paramount+ subscription. This version, made for the European market, is shorter compared to the US Romero cut.
In general, there are major differences in detail between the two versions, with most fans considering the Argento cut to be the best version of Dawn of the Dead.
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