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The Evil Dead (1981) More at IMDbPro »
| Country | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 15 October 1981 | (Detroit, Michigan) (premiere) |
| USA | 31 March 1982 | (American Film Market) |
| France | May 1982 | (Cannes Film Market) |
| Spain | 2 October 1982 | (Sitges Film Festival) |
| France | November 1982 | (Festival Fantastique de Paris) |
| UK | November 1982 | (London Film Festival) |
| Belgium | January 1983 | (Knokke-Heist Film Festival) |
| UK | 17 January 1983 | |
| Netherlands | 10 February 1983 | |
| Ireland | 24 February 1983 | (video premiere) |
| Belgium | March 1983 | (Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Films) |
| USA | April 1983 | (Filmex Festival) |
| USA | 24 April 1983 | |
| South Korea | 15 May 1983 | |
| Canada | 26 May 1983 | |
| Australia | 23 June 1983 | |
| France | 24 August 1983 | |
| Belgium | 31 August 1983 | |
| Hong Kong | 29 September 1983 | |
| USA | October 1983 | (New York City Horror Film Festival) |
| Spain | 21 December 1983 | |
| India | 2 January 1984 | |
| Switzerland | 10 February 1984 | (German speaking region) |
| West Germany | 10 February 1984 | |
| Taiwan | 3 March 1984 | |
| Turkey | 1 April 1984 | |
| UK | 12 May 1984 | (Revenge of The Bride Horror Film Festival) |
| Italy | June 1984 | (Mystfest) |
| Italy | June 1984 | (Fantafestival) |
| New Zealand | July 1984 | (Wellington Film Festival) |
| Italy | 17 August 1984 | |
| Philippines | 22 September 1984 | (Davao) |
| Thailand | 30 September 1984 | |
| Iceland | 23 October 1984 | (video premiere) |
| Finland | December 1984 | (video premiere) |
| Greece | January 1985 | (video premiere) |
| Japan | 1 February 1985 | |
| Brazil | August 1985 | (video premiere) |
| Peru | 1986 | |
| Portugal | February 1987 | (Fantasporto Film Festival) |
| Canada | 1 December 1988 | (re-release) |
| Sweden | 12 December 1988 | (video premiere) |
| Brazil | 25 May 1989 | |
| Turkey | 26 January 1990 | (re-release) |
| Germany | 14 January 1993 | |
| Austria | 1 March 1993 | (video premiere) |
| Italy | December 1995 | (Noir in Festival) |
| USA | 31 October 2001 | (re-release) (limited) |
| USA | 18 January 2002 | (NEVERMORE Horror, Gothic & Fantasy Film Festival) |
| Canada | 6 March 2002 | (re-release) |
| USA | 19 October 2002 | (Screamfest Horror Film Festival) |
| UK | 1 December 2002 | (re-release) |
| Japan | 8 February 2003 | (Tokyo) (re-release) |
| Netherlands | 16 April 2003 | (Fantastic Film Festival) |
| Netherlands | 17 April 2003 | (re-release) |
| UK | 25 April 2003 | (Dead by Dawn Horror Film Festival) |
| France | 7 May 2003 | (re-release) |
| Spain | 14 May 2003 | (re-release) |
| Finland | 25 July 2003 | |
| Denmark | 30 January 2004 | |
| France | 31 January 2004 | (Gérardmer Fantasticarts Film Festival) |
| Canada | 30 October 2004 | (Return to Odd International Film Festival) |
| Finland | 5 November 2004 | (Iik!! Horror Film Festival) |
| Spain | 3 May 2005 | (re-release) |
| USA | 5 June 2005 | (Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors) |
| USA | 29 July 2005 | (Chicago Flashback Weekend Horror Convention) |
| USA | 21 August 2005 | (Horrorfind Weekend) |
| Switzerland | 13 October 2006 | (Tap Tab Schaffhausen) |
| Spain | 1 February 2007 | (re-release) |
| China | 18 July 2007 | (TV premiere) |
| USA | 14 March 2008 | (Monster Mania) |
| USA | 8 January 2010 | (re-release) (limited) |
| USA | 22 May 2010 | (Hudson Horror Show) |
| USA | 12 June 2010 | (35mm Film and Music Festival) |
| USA | 11 September 2010 | (Flashback Weekend Horror Convention) |
| USA | 8 October 2010 | (Buffalo International Film Festival) |
| USA | 30 October 2010 | (Zombcon) |
| USA | 30 March 2011 | (Wisconsin Film Festival) |
| Canada | 30 April 2011 | (Shock Stock Festival) |
| USA | 1 October 2011 | (Splatterfest Horror Film Festival) |
Also Known As (AKA)
| Evil Dead | Denmark (imdb display title) / Finland / France / Sweden / USA (trailer title) |
| Το Καταραμένο Άσμα | Greece |
| A Noite dos Mortos-Vivos | Portugal (imdb display title) |
| Book of the Dead | USA (première title) |
| El despertar del diablo | Mexico |
| Evil Dead - Gonosz halott | Hungary (imdb display title) |
| Evil Dead: Diabólico | Argentina (imdb display title) |
| Evil dead - kauhun riivaamat | Finland (TV title) |
| Into the Woods | USA (working title) |
| Kauhun riivaamat | Finland |
| L'opéra de la terreur | Canada (French title) |
| La casa | Italy |
| Martwe zlo | Poland (imdb display title) |
| Muerte diabólica | Peru (imdb display title) |
| Posesión infernal | Spain |
| Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead | USA (complete title) |
| Seytanin ölüsü | Turkey (Turkish title) |
| Shiryô no harawata | Japan (imdb display title) |
| Tanz der Teufel | West Germany |
| Tanz der Teufel 1 | West Germany |
| The Evil Dead - A Morte do Demônio | Brazil (imdb display title) |
| The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror | USA (closing credits title) |
| To katarameno asma | Greece (video title) |
| Uma Noite Alucinante - A Morte do Demônio | Brazil (TV title) |
| Uma Noite Alucinante I - A Morte do Demônio | Brazil (video title) |
| Zla smrt | Serbia (imdb display title) |
| Zli mrtvi | Serbia (imdb display title) |
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