Dawn of the Dead - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Dawn of the Dead"
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Timing:
2:7 (127 min)
7.485/10
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7.068/10
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7.8/10
136000
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Alfredo Cuomo
Producer
Casting
John Amplas
Casting
Editor
Costume Design
Josie Caruso
Costume Design
Stunts
Taso N. Stavrakis
Stunts
Marty Schiff
Stunts
Joe Shelby
Stunts
Trudy Gray
Stunts
Set Decoration
Josie Caruso
Set Decoration
Barbara Lifsher
Set Decoration
Stunt Driver
Benjamin Meade
Stunt Driver
Leonard DeStefans
Stunt Driver
John Konter
Stunt Driver
Carl Scott
Stunt Driver
Trudy Gray
Stunt Driver
Makeup Artist
Greg Besnak
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Dior
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Agostino Marangolo
Original Music Composer
Massimo Morante
Original Music Composer
Fabio Pignatelli
Original Music Composer
Claudio Simonetti
Original Music Composer
Co-Producer
Stunt Double
Taso N. Stavrakis
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Michael Gornick
Director of Photography
Costumer
Michèle Martin
Costumer
Electrician
Tom Wholey
Electrician
Still Photographer
Katherine Kolbert
Still Photographer
Production Manager
Zilla Clinton
Production Manager
Boom Operator
Robert Williams
Boom Operator
Graphic Designer
Joseph Eberle
Graphic Designer
Screenplay
Assistant Editor
Kenneth Davidow
Assistant Editor
Lighting Technician
Carl Augenstein
Lighting Technician
Key Grip
Nicholas Mastandrea
Key Grip
Cliff Forrest
Key Grip
Grip
Clayton McKinnon
Grip
Leonard Lies
Grip
Dan Bertha
Grip
Bradley Drumheller
Grip
Ken Nagin
Grip
Daniel Silk
Grip
Special Effects
Gary Zeller
Special Effects
Casting Assistant
Michael Lies
Casting Assistant
Ellen Hopkins
Casting Assistant
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Assistant Director
Christine Forrest
Assistant Director
Music
Production Assistant
Donna Siegel
Production Assistant
Assistant Makeup Artist
John Amplas
Assistant Makeup Artist
Nancy Allen
Assistant Makeup Artist
Jeannie Jefferies
Assistant Makeup Artist
Joseph A. Campayno
Assistant Makeup Artist
Randy Kovitz
Assistant Makeup Artist
Ted Bank
Assistant Makeup Artist
Joe Shelby
Assistant Makeup Artist
Script Consultant
Sound
Tony Buba
Sound
Visual Effects
Arthur J. Canestro
Visual Effects
Sound Recordist
Tony Buba
Sound Recordist
Unit Manager
Jay Stover
Unit Manager
Production Driver
Frank A. Serrao
Production Driver
Assistant Camera
Tom Dubensky
Assistant Camera
Continuity
John Rice
Continuity
Presenter
Billy 'Silver Dollar' Baxter
Presenter
What's left behind the scenes
- The film's budget was $1,500,000: Dario Argento provided half, the director himself invested $25,000 and asked a friend for permission to use a large supermarket in Pennsylvania from 10 pm to 6 am. In exchange for funding, Argento had the right to use his version of the film, which runs 170 minutes in its entirety, for distribution in Europe.
- The department store in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, where the film was shot, never had a gun department. Romero filmed the corresponding scenes in a gun shop in Pittsburgh. The "apartments" that the film's characters made for themselves, as well as the scenes with the elevator shaft, were also filmed in Pittsburgh.
- Filming at the department store took place during the winter of 1976-1977 with a three-week break for the "Christmas shopping season," during which other scenes were filmed, in particular scenes in the television studio.
- Director George A. Romero appeared at the beginning of the film as the director of a television program, and his future wife, Christine Forrest, as his assistant (her parents also appeared in the film as zombies).
- Special effects artist Tom Savini played the leader of the bikers in the film.
- Many of the bikers featured in the film were actual members of the local Pagans Motorcycle Club.
- The helicopter scenes were filmed on the ground, with the background painted blue or black.
- The car used in the scenes of driving through the department store was a 1977 Volkswagen Scirocco, and the helicopter was a Bell Jet Ranger II.
- Gaylen Ross, who played Fran, refused to scream on camera, believing that her character was a strong and determined woman, and that any screaming would discredit her. Romero did not try to persuade her.
- Censors threatened to give the film an 'X' rating if Romero didn't cut out the most graphic scenes. Romero refused to 'cut' the film. Ultimately, citing the lack of pornography in the film, he managed to convince the distributors, and the film was officially released without an age restriction, although trailers and posters still stated that it was not intended for children under 17.
- The film had an alternative ending in which both Peter and Fran commit suicide, but Romero felt it would be too bleak, and on the advice of Christine Forrest, he "allowed" the main characters to survive.
- The idea for the film dates back to an incident in 1974 when a friend of Romero and one of its investors decided to show him his shopping mall in Monroeville – a few kilometers from Pittsburgh. While touring the mall, Romero came up with the idea that such a building could well serve as a shelter in the event of a disaster. This center ultimately served as a key element of the film.
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