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Zombie Flesh Eaters

1979 · 91 min

A grimy, humid nightmare of slow dread, punctuated by sudden shocks and unforgettable imagery that lingers long after.

Directed by: Lucio Fulci
Genres: Horror
Starring: Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson

Tagline: We are going to eat you!
Overview: After an abandoned boat sails into New York harbor with a zombie aboard, a reporter teams up with the daughter of the boat's missing captain to investigate the island where he was last seen conducting research—the site of an alleged zombie outbreak.

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Directed by: Lucio Fulci
Genres: Horror
Starring: Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
death
isolation
madness
fate
Places: sea
big city
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Lucio Fulci
Written by: Elisa Briganti
Starring: Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson, Olga Karlatos, Al Cliver, Auretta Gay, Stefania D'Amario, Ugo Bologna
Music: Giorgio Cascio, Fabio Frizzi
Cinematography: Sergio Salvati
Runtime: 91 min
Country: Italy
Languages: English, Italian, Spanish

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