Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)
Dawn of the Dead  is a 1978 zombie horror film written, directed, and edited by George A. Romero, and produced by Richard P. Rubinstein. An American-Italian international co-production, it is the second film in Romero's series of zombie films, and though it contains no characters or settings from the preceding film Night of the Living Dead (1968), it shows the larger-scale effects of a zombie apocalypse on society. In the film, a phenomenon of unidentified origin has caused the reanimation of the dead, who prey on human flesh. David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, and Gaylen Ross star as survivors of the outbreak who barricade themselves inside a suburban shopping mall amid mass hysteria.
Theatrical release poster by Lanny Powers
Monroeville Mall Entrance in 2009
Escalator in JC Penney that the character Roger (Scott Reiniger) slides down in the scene where he and Peter (Ken Foree) are gathering supplies (photo taken in 2009)
An example of the bright hue of the fake blood, gray face make-up, and special effects in Dawn of the Dead
George Andrew Romero Jr. was an American-Canadian film director, writer, editor and actor. His Night of the Living Dead series of films about a zombie apocalypse began with the original Night of the Living Dead (1968) and is considered a major contributor to the image of the zombie in modern culture. Other films in the series include Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985).
Romero at the 2009 Venice Film Festival
Romero (center) on the set of Knightriders, 1980
Romero attending a horror convention, 2005
Romero in 2016