From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie (2012)

Director
Calum Waddell

Main cast
Ruggero Deodato; Luigi Cozzi; Russell Streiner; Kim Newman; Dardano Sacchetti

Genres
Documentary

Description
The history of Italian zombie cinema, beginning with the breakout worldwide influence and success of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and continuing through to Lucio Fulci's trend-setting Zombie Flesh-Eaters (Zombi 2) and its many imitators.


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