# Dawn of the Dead (1978)

**German title:** Zombie - Dawn of the Dead


**Genres:** Horror

**Duration:** 120 min

**Age rating:** FSK 18

**IMDb:** [7.8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077402/)

**Letterboxd:** [4.0](https://letterboxd.com/film/dawn-of-the-dead/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 92%, Popcornmeter: 90%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1005339-dawn_of_the_dead)

## Description

During an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

## Details


**Director:** George A. Romero

**Cast:** David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen Ross, David Crawford, David Early, Richard France, Howard Smith, Daniel Dietrich, Fred Baker, James A. Baffico, Rod Stouffer

**Countries:** Italy, United States

**Languages:** English, Spanish

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_EviQj5tvA)

## Showtimes in Cologne in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-10-31 (Saturday)

- **[Cinenova](https://cologne.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/267-cinenova.md) (Ehrenfeld):** [2026-10-31 22:45](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/koeln/cinenova-kino-koeln/vorstellung/466627)  (OmU)