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The Crazies

1973 · 103 min

A grim, chaotic descent into paranoia and military overreach, with a documentary-like chill and a pervasive sense of doom.

Directed by: George A. Romero
Genres: Science fiction, Horror, Action
Starring: Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones

Tagline: Why are the good people dying?
Overview: The military attempts to contain a manmade virus causing death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town.

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Directed by: George A. Romero
Genres: Science fiction, Horror, Action
Starring: Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
corruption
fate
death
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: science fiction, horror, action
Directed by: George A. Romero
Written by: George A. Romero
Starring: Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Lynn Lowry, Lloyd Hollar, Richard Liberty, Richard France, Harry Spillman
Music: Bruce Roberts
Cinematography: S. William Hinzman
Runtime: 103 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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