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UNITED STATES · 1973

The Crazies

George A. Romero
New Hollywood biological warfare military containment pandemic government control small town uprising
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Synopsis

The military attempts to contain a manmade virus causing death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town.

Year1973
CountryUnited States
DirectorGeorge A. Romero
MovementNew Hollywood
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