Land of the Dead

Land of the Dead
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge A. Romero
Written byGeorge A. Romero
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMirosław Baszak
Edited byMichael Doherty
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • June 18, 2005 (2005-06-18) (CineVegas)
  • June 24, 2005 (2005-06-24) (US/CAN)
  • August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) (France)
Running time
97 minutes
Countries
  • Canada
  • France
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15–19 million[2][3]
Box office$46.8 million[3]

Land of the Dead (also known as George A. Romero's Land of the Dead) is a 2005 post-apocalyptic horror film written and directed by George A. Romero; the fourth of Romero's six Living Dead movies, it is preceded by Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead, and succeeded by Diary of the Dead and Survival of the Dead.[4] It was released in 2005, with a budget of $15–19 million, the highest in Romero's Dead series, and has grossed $46 million.[2][3]

The story of Land of the Dead deals with a zombie assault on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where a feudal-like government exists. The survivors in the film have fled to the Golden Triangle area of downtown Pittsburgh. The region is protected on two sides by rivers and on the third by an electric barricade that survivors term "the Throat". Released in North America on June 24, 2005, Land of the Dead received mostly positive reviews from film critics.

  1. ^ Brodesser, Claude (September 22, 2004). "U's walking with 'Dead'". Variety. Retrieved July 1, 2024. Deal is a negative pickup and covers all territories except France, Benelux and French-speaking Switzerland – territories which are being handled by Wild Bunch, the Paris-based international film financing sales, marketing and distribution company.
  2. ^ a b "George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (2005)". The Numbers. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Land of the Dead". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
  4. ^ J.C. Maçek III (June 15, 2012). "The Zombification Family Tree: Legacy of the Living Dead". PopMatters.