Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Director: George Romero
Actors: Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman
Runtime: 96 min.

When radiation raises the dead, a diverse group of people take refuge in a deserted farmhouse. The situation is complicated by the fact that those who are slain by zombies, later come back to life as zombies.

Trivia: Made for $100,000, by 1979 the film had grossed over $12 million worldwide.