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Night of the Zombies

Night of the Zombies

When the Creeping Dead Devour the Living Flesh!

19805.41h 41m

Overview

A rat causes a chemical leak at a Papua New Guinea research facility, leading a group of eco-terrorists to demand the closure of all facilities. When a team of Interpol commandos are enlisted to eliminate the terrorists, they find themselves embroiled in a zombie outbreak.

Directed by Bruno Mattei
Written by José María Cunillés, Rossella Drudi, Claudio Fragasso
Produced by Isabel Mulá, José María Cunillés
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Top Cast

Margit Evelyn Newton

Margit Evelyn Newton

Lia Rousseau

Franco Garofalo

Franco Garofalo

Zantoro (as Frank Garfield)

Selan Karay

Selan Karay

Vincent

J

José Gras

Lt. Mike London (as Robert O'Neil)

G

Gabriel Renom

Pierre (as Gaby Renom)

Josep Lluís Fonoll

Josep Lluís Fonoll

Osborne (as Luis Fonoll)

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Pietro Fumelli

Man on TV (as Piero Fumelli)

B

Bruno Boni

Reporter

P

Patrizia Costa

Woman in Bar

Cesare Di Vito

Cesare Di Vito

TV Speaker

Themes & Keywords

nuclear power plantzombievideo nastychemical disaster

About Night of the Zombies

Night of the Zombies is a horror, science fiction film released in 1980 exploring themes of nuclear power plant, zombie, video nasty, chemical disaster. Directed by Bruno Mattei, it stars Margit Evelyn Newton, Franco Garofalo, Selan Karay. A rat causes a chemical leak at a Papua New Guinea research facility, leading a group of eco-terrorists to demand the closure of all facilities. When a team of Interpol commandos are enlisted to eliminate the terrorists, they find themselves embroiled in a zombie outbreak.

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