Synopsis
The military attempts to contain a manmade virus causing death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town.
The Crazies (1973) is a 1h 43min sci-fi feature film by George A. Romero. The military attempts to contain a manmade virus causing death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overta... Selected for Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival (2023).
Key facts
Cast
Lee Carroll, W.G. McMillan, Harold Wayne Jones
Original language
English
First release
March 16, 1973
Home video distributors
Vista Home Video (United States), Anchor Bay Entertainment (United States)
Setting
Pennsylvania
Filming locations
Pittsburgh
Crew
Producer
A.C. Croft
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Titles
| Original title | The Crazies | |
| Québec French title | Cosmos 859 | |
| Alternate title | La Nuit des fous vivants | |
| Alternate title | Code Name Trixie | |
| Alternate title | The Mad People |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Vista Home Video (cat. no. VVA 0003) | 1986, United States, clamshell |
| VHS | Anchor Bay Entertainment (cat. no. SV10414) | 1998, United States, clamshell |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1986 VVA 0003 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1998 SV10414 |
Full credits
| Director | George A. Romero |
| Cast | Lee Carroll, W.G. McMillan, Harold Wayne Jones |
| Producer | A.C. Croft |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
