The Crazies (1973)

103 min · Horror, Mysterie, action film, disaster film, exploitation film, fantasy film, horror film, independent film, mystery film, post-apocalyptic film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, thriller film

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Directors

George A. Romero

Cast

Lane Carroll, Will McMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Lloyd Hollar, Lynn Lowry, Richard Liberty, Richard France

The story

In Evans City, Pennsylvania, a man kills his wife and burns down his farmhouse. Firefighters David and Clank—both Vietnam War veterans—are called to the scene. David's pregnant girlfriend, a nurse named Judy, is called to the office of Dr.

Catalogue themes and tags

1970s, Armee, Climate of fear, Contaminated water, Contaminated drinking water, Cowardliness, Ermordung, Escape Attempt, Flucht, Frighten, Kleinstadt, Mass Lunacy, Mass Murder, Massenvernichtungsmittel, National Guard, Personality Disorder, Poison, Psychose, Psychotropics, Series of Murders, Soldatin, US-Army, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, psychophat, Thriller, Action/Adventure, Science Fiction, Horror, Indie, Doomsday film, Cult, Disaster, B-movie, Action

Genres

Horror, Mysterie, action film, disaster film, exploitation film, fantasy film, horror film, independent film, mystery film, post-apocalyptic film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, thriller film

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