The Crazies
1973 · TMDB 6.1
Directed by George A. Romero
The military attempts to contain a manmade virus causing death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town.
Why it matters
George A. Romero's small-town outbreak is caused by a government bioweapon, and the film spends as much time with the soldiers and officials trying to contain it as with the infected. The army's quarantine is as destructive as the virus.
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Released
- 1973-03-16
- Studio
- Pittsburgh Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.1
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