It grossed US$12 million domestically and US$18 million internationally, earning more than 250 times its budget and making it one of the most profitable film productions ever made at the time. Night of the Living Dead premiered in Pittsburgh on October 1, 1968. Romero used guerrilla filmmaking techniques he had honed in his commercial and industrial work to complete the film on a budget of approximately US$100,000. Principal photography took place between July 1967 and January 1968, mainly on location in Evans City the cast and crew consisted of the production team's friends and relatives, local stage and amateur actors, and residents from the area.
The script primarily drew influence from Richard Matheson's 1954 novel I Am Legend. They elected to make a horror film that would capitalize on commercial interest in the genre. Having gained experience through directing television commercials and industrial films for their production company the Latent Image, Romero and his friends Russo and Streiner decided to make a feature film.
It is frequently identified as the first modern zombie film. The story follows seven people who become trapped in a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania, which is under assault by a group of undead ghouls. Romero, written by Romero and John Russo, and produced by Russell Streiner and Karl Hardman. Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A.
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