Night of the Living Dead

4K Ultra HD

Blu Ray

  • Score
    96
    from 4 reviewers
  • Romero's Night of the Living Dead revolutionized horror with its tension, fear and social themes; made by talented commercial filmmakers.

    Night of the Living Dead
    1968
    96 min
    Not Rated
    True 4K
  • Video
    96
  • Criterion's Night of the Living Dead 4K Blu-ray combo pack features a stunning 2160p 1.37:1 presentation, preserving the film's clarity and fine-grained details, showcasing an impressive upgrade from previous home video editions.

  • Audio
    92
  • This 4K Blu-ray release has a stable English LPCM 1.0 audio track with optional SDH subtitles, offering great stability, smoothness in upper registers, and improved quality compared to previous formats.

  • Extra
    96
  • Discover the rich and informative 4K Blu-ray disc featuring archival commentary, previously-lost material, music insights, documentary snippets, festival chats, and video essays – a must-explore treasure trove for fans!

  • Movie
    92
  • George Romero's 1968 Night of the Living Dead, a sociopolitical statement with a 1960s ethos, now on 4K Blu-ray from Criterion, includes interviews, original trailers, and captures the struggle of survivors facing the hungry undead in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse.

    True 4K

    Director: George A. Romero

    Actors: Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman

    Plot: A ragtag group of survivors barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast portion of the United States.

    Disc Release Date: 4 October 2022

    all scores

    Blu-ray.com review by Dr. Svet Atanasov
    • Video
      100
    • Criterion's upcoming release of Night of the Living Dead is a 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray combo pack. Please note that all screencaptures that are included with this article are taken from the 4K Blu-ray and downscaled...

    • Audio
      100
    • There is only one standard audio track on this 4K Bu-ray release: English LPCM 1.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature. This lossless track is identical to the one that was...

    • Extra
      100
    • 4K BLU-RAY DISCCommentary One - this archival audio commentary features George Romero, producer/actor Karl Hardman, actor Marilyn Eastman, and cowriter John Russo. It was recorded in 1994 and it has appeared...

    • Movie
      80
    • George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) arrives on 4K Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The supplemental features on the disc include original trailers; multiple archival interviews with cast and...

    • Total
      100
    • It wasn't too long ago that fans of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead were simply asking for a proper home video release of it. You can find dozens and dozens of such requests on this very site....

    The Digital Bits review by Tim Salmons
    • Video
      100
    • The previous Criterion Blu-ray was stellar, a revelation even, for a film that’s been primarily seen in bottom-of-the-barrel presentations over the years by any number of home video companies, large and...

    • Audio
      100
    • Extra
      100
    • Not only does this release draw upon many of the film's previous LaserDisc and DVD releases, but it also includes previously-thought lost material as well....

    • Movie
      100
    • Eventually, Night of the Living Dead transformed into a full-blown sociopolitical statement masquerading as a horror film, but from a small, local group of amateur filmmakers....

    • Total
      100
    • It's kind of remarkable that a group of people who primarily made commercials for a living were able to pull off a film that, not only worked, but changed a part of the horror film landscape in general....

    • Video
      80
    • Stellar grain replication doesn’t miss, easily handling the fine-grained film stock, and compression doesn’t betray the clarity naturally held by the camera negative....

    • Audio
      100
    • While natural limitations remove any chance Night of the Living Dead will carry much sonic range, what’s here shows great stability, general smoothness in the upper registers (with straining at the top...

    • Extra
      100
    • A piece on the music, documentary snippet, festival chats, and a video essay continue packing the bonuses....

    • Movie
      80
    • However, Night of the Living Dead is a sensational commentary, dripping with 1960s ethos and an ending so cruel and callous, the following decade would spend endless movies trying to replicate the same...

    • Total
      90
    • Consistent tension, fear, and social decay mark Night of the Living Dead, creating a masterpiece in the process....

    High-Def Digest review by Matthew Hartman
    • Video
      100
    • Night of the Living Dead digs itself up for a new 2160p 1.37:1 presentation. Essentially this is the same gorgeous 4K restoration Criterion used for their Blu-ray, just in full SDR 2160p - and it is beautiful....

    • Audio
      80
    • As with the previous Blu-ray from Criterion, this disc comes with an excellent LPCM audio track. I’ve owned this movie on a variety of formats (and with numerous copies of each format) over the years and...

    • Extra
      100
    • The same set of extensive and highly entertaining and informative bonus features is carried over for this release. If you’ve never given these extras your attention, it’s time you dig in and have a feast!...

    • Movie
      100
    • The bodies of the recently deceased have returned to life… and they are very hungry! For a group of survivors in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse, the nightmare is just beginning. As they struggle to understand...

    • Total
      100
    • I am a hardened Night of the Living Dead fan. Have been ever since the first time I watched it on a dark stormy night. I’ve been a dutiful fan of Romero’s work and the cinematic zombie apocalypse he unleashed....