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Movie poster: City of the Living Dead (1980)
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City of the Living Dead

1980 · 93 min Horror
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

A woman seemingly dies of fright after participating in a séance where she sees a vision of a Dunwich priest hanging himself in a church cemetery. New York City reporter Peter Bell investigates and learns that the priest's suicide has somehow opened a portal to Hell and must be sealed by All Saints Day, or else the dead will overtake humanity.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title Paura nella città dei morti viventi
Year 1980
Country Italy
Genre Horror
Director Lucio Fulci
Runtime 93 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.5/10 (434 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: Lucio Fulci

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

🎭 Cast

Christopher George

Christopher George

Peter Bell

Catriona MacColl

Catriona MacColl

Mary Woodhouse

Carlo De Mejo

Carlo De Mejo

Gerry

Giovanni Lombardo Radice

Giovanni Lombardo Radice

Bob

Janet Ågren

Janet Ågren

Sandra

Antonella Interlenghi

Antonella Interlenghi

Emily Robbins

Daniela Doria

Daniela Doria

Rosie Kelvin

Fabrizio Jovine

Fabrizio Jovine

Father William Thomas

Luca Venantini

Luca Venantini

John-John Robbins

Michele Soavi

Michele Soavi

Tommy Fisher

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