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Directed by
George A. Romero 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
George A. Romero  written by

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Lori Cardille ... Sarah
Terry Alexander ... John
Joseph Pilato ... Capt. Rhodes (as Joe Pilato)
Jarlath Conroy ... William McDermott
Anthony Dileo Jr. ... Pvt. Miguel Salazar (as Antonè DiLeo)
Richard Liberty ... Logan

Sherman Howard ... Bub (as Howard Sherman)
Gary Howard Klar ... Pvt. Steel (as G. Howard Klar)
Ralph Marrero ... Pvt. Rickles
John Amplas ... Dr. Ted Fisher
Phillip G. Kellams ... Pvt. Miller

Taso N. Stavrakis ... Pvt. Torrez
Gregory Nicotero ... Pvt. Johnson
Don Brockett ... Featured Zombie (chief)
William Cameron ... Featured Zombie
Deborah Carter ... Featured Zombie
Winnie Flynn ... Featured Zombie

Debra Gordon ... Featured Zombie (1st pulled out of mine)
Jeff Hogan ... Featured Zombie
Barbara Holmes ... Featured Zombie
David Kindlon ... Featured Zombie

Bruce Kirkpatrick ... Featured Zombie
William Andrew Laczko ... Featured Zombie
Susan Martinelli ... Featured Zombie
Kim Maxwell ... Featured Zombie
Barbara Russell ... Featured Zombie (who kills Miller)
Gene A. Saraceni ... Featured Zombie
John D. Schwartz ... Featured Zombie (as John Schwartz)
Mark Tierno ... Featured Zombie (2nd pulled out of mine)
Mike Trcic ... Eviscerated Zombie (as Michael Trcic)
John Vulich ... Featured Zombie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
J.R. Bookwalter ... Zombie (uncredited)
Mark Dodson ... Zombies (voice) (uncredited)
Donald Farmer ... Underground zombie (uncredited)

Peter Iasillo Jr. ... Elevator zombie (Tip O'Neil zombie) (uncredited)
Daniel Krell ... Zombie (uncredited)
Ed Lammi ... Zombie with Cast Arm (uncredited)
Al Magliochetti ... Bathrobe zombie / Sunglasses zombie (uncredited)
Robert Martin ... Zombie (uncredited)

George A. Romero ... Zombie with scarf (uncredited)
Vincent D. Survinski ... Elevator Zombie (uncredited)
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Produced by
David Ball .... co-producer
Salah M. Hassanein .... executive producer
Ed Lammi .... associate producer
Richard P. Rubinstein .... producer
 
Original Music by
John Harrison 
 
Cinematography by
Michael Gornick (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Pasquale Buba 
 
Casting by
Christine Forrest  (as Christine Forrest Romero)
Gaylen Ross 
 
Production Design by
Cletus Anderson 
 
Art Direction by
Bruce Alan Miller  (as Bruce Miller)
 
Set Decoration by
Jan Pascale 
 
Costume Design by
Barbara Anderson 
 
Makeup Department
Barry Anderson .... special makeup effects assistant: Florida
Linda Arrigoni .... special makeup effects assistant: Florida
Terri Basilone .... hair stylist (as Terry Basilone)
Howard Berger .... special makeup effects
Barry Burghtaller .... special makeup effects assistant: Florida
Everett Burrell .... special makeup effects artist
Dean Gates .... special makeup effects assistant: Florida
Rick Gonzales .... makeup effects assistant
Jeannee Josefczyk .... makeup artist (as Jeanne Josefczyk)
David Kindlon .... special makeup effects
Mary Lefore .... special makeup effects assistant: Florida
Gregory Nicotero .... special makeup effects artist
Terry Prince .... zombie background mask creator
Bonnie Priore .... makeup artist
Tom Savini .... special makeup effects
David E. Smith .... masks: background zombies (as David Smith)
Mike Trcic .... special makeup effects
Natalka Voslakov .... makeup artist
John Vulich .... special makeup effects
Michael Deak .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Zilla Clinton .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Harrison .... first assistant director
Annie Loeffler .... second assistant director (as Ann Loeffler)
Katarina Wittich .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Norman Beck .... head carpenter
Dan Gaittens .... carpenter
Eileen Garrigan .... head scenic artist
Marty Garrigan .... set dresser (as Martin Garrigan)
Jay Hart .... assistant art director
Gary Kosko .... set draftsman
Randy Montgomery .... assistant scenic artist
Celeste Parrendo .... painter
Michael Reid .... carpenter
Kevin Ritter .... property master
 
Sound Department
Gary Alexander .... sound re-recording mixer
Rick Ash .... foley artist
James Beshears .... sound editor (as Jim Beshears)
Tony Bush .... dolby mastering
David B. Cohn .... supervising sound editor (as David Cohn)
Stuart Deutsch .... boom operator
Chris Jenkins .... sound re-recordist
Trevor Jolly .... sound editor
Howard Neiman .... sound editor
Patrick O'Sullivan .... supervising sound editor
Lauren Palmer .... adr editor
Rolf Pardula .... sound mixer
David Pettuch .... supervising sound editor
Larry Stensvold .... sound re-recordist
 
Special Effects by
Howard Jones .... scenic special effects
Steven Kirshoff .... special effects
Mark Mann .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Jim Danforth .... matte artist
Jim Danforth .... matte photographer
 
Stunts
Taso N. Stavrakis .... stunt coordinator
Jim O'Rear .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Bennett Beal .... electrician
Ernest R. Dickerson .... camera operator: second unit
Richard Golomb .... still photographer
Susan Golomb .... still photographer
John Janusek .... electrician
Barry Kessler .... grip
Simon Manses .... assistant camera
Nicholas Mastandrea .... key grip (as Nick Mastandrea)
Frank Perl .... assistant camera
Frank Prinzi .... assistant camera: Florida
Kurt Rimmel .... best boy
G. Frederic Roth .... gaffer
Richard M. Sieg .... dolly grip
John Snyder .... generator operator: Florida
Nick Tallo .... grip
 
Casting Department
Gary Brotz .... extras casting: Florida
Felice Lammi .... additional casting
Bill McNulty .... casting associate: New York
Holly Wagner .... additional casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pikke Allen .... wardrobe assistant
Cathy Anderson .... wardrobe assistant
Kathy Borland .... wardrobe assistant
Martha Bromelmeier .... wardrobe assistant
Candy Callery .... wardrobe assistant
Tony French .... wardrobe assistant
Donna Gregory .... wardrobe assistant
Howard Kaplan .... assistant costume designer
Susan Kistler .... wardrobe assistant
Margaret McCubbin .... wardrobe assistant
Denise Smith .... wardrobe assistant
Eileen Sieff Stroup .... assistant costume designer
Karyn Wagner .... wardrobe (as Karin Wagner)
Natalie Wilvers .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
John Stuart Bick .... assistant editor (as John Bick)
Kristine Bulakowski .... assistant editor
Steven Farkas .... assistant editor
Dan Korintus .... assistant editor
Tom San Martin .... negative matcher
Arnold Shuster .... negative matcher (as Arnie Shuster)
Bob Wolfrum .... negative matcher
 
Music Department
John Harrison .... musician: keyboard
John Sutton .... music producer
John Sutton .... soundtrack producer
Jim Blazer .... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Delilah .... singer (uncredited)
Michael Fisher .... musician: percussions (uncredited)
Don Garvin .... music sound designer (uncredited)
Grant Geissman .... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Modern Man .... music performers (uncredited)
Talmadge Pearsall .... musician: keyboard (uncredited)
Sputzy Sparacino .... musician: voice & guitar (uncredited)
Gary Wallo .... musician: percussions (uncredited)
Carl Wurtz .... musician: emulator (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
P.D. Levy .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Jessica Abrams .... assistant auditor
Mark Alington .... production assistant: Florida unit
Bruce Bahrenburg .... unit publicist
Jeffrey Barker .... production assistant
Theresa Bedekovich .... stand-in
Miranda Beeson .... assistant to producer
Bruce Bellows .... stand-in: Florida
Jim Bozsan .... production assistant
Teresa Bozsan .... production secretary
Jim Brewelhide .... location manager
Melanie Buroff .... production secretary: Florida
Mike Butera .... production assistant
Robert Cagney .... production assistant: Florida unit
Tina Carbonell .... production controller
Charles S. Carroll .... auditor
Deborah Carter .... production assistant
Leslie Chapman .... production coordinator
Nora Cline .... production assistant
Bill Dickhaut .... location manager
Bill Dickhaut .... location scout
Thom Downing .... production assistant
Peter Fernandez .... cleaner English dialog version
Richard Fick .... production assistant: Florida unit
Barbara Frazzini .... production assistant
Barbara Homziuk .... production secretary
Ellen Hopkins .... production assistant
Michael Johnson .... production assistant
Dan Korintus .... production assistant
William W. Laxson .... production assistant (as William Laxson)
Sonia Lopes .... production assistant: Florida unit
Penny Mateer .... production assistant
Ellen Moon .... stand-in: Florida
David Mott .... production assistant: Florida unit
Craig Myers .... production assistant: Florida unit
Gregory Nicotero .... assistant: Tom Savini
Frederick Peters .... production assistant: Florida unit
Harvey Plastrik .... opticals
Alexander Xavier Ponce-Bonano .... consultant
Dianna Slowey .... production assistant: Florida unit
Joanne Small .... script supervisor
Nancy Suzich .... production assistant
Eliza Townsend .... production assistant
Joe Violante .... dailies (as Joseph Violante)
James Wetzel .... stand-in
John Wolcutt .... weapons
Laura Wortzel .... production assistant: Florida unit
 
Thanks
Lester Rosenkrantz .... special thanks
Frank Rubinstein .... special thanks
Irvin Shapiro .... special thanks
R.C. Staab .... special thanks
Norman Stern .... special thanks
Vincent D. Survinski .... special thanks (as Vince Survinski)
Mary Ann Volvonas .... special thanks
 

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