The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
A gang of young people call themselves the Living Dead. They terrorize the population from their small town. After an agreement with the devil, if they kill themselves firmly believing in it, they will survive and gain eternal life. Following their leader, they commit suicide one after the other, but things don't necessarily turn out as expected...
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
81 audience votes
Key crew
- Julian ZimetWriter
- Arnaud d'UsseauWriter
- Don SharpDirector
- John CameronOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nicky HensonTom Latham
- George SandersShadwell
- Mary LarkinAbby Holman
- Ann MichelleJane Pettibone
- Roy HolderBertram
- Denis GilmoreHatchet
- Miles GreenwoodChopped Meat
- Beryl ReidMrs. Latham
- Martin BoddeyCoroner
- Bill PertweePublican
- June BrownMrs. Pettibone
- Robert HardyChief Inspector Hesseltine