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Where was Dawn of the Dead filmed?

1978 film, directed by George A. Romero.

  • Pittsburgh

The story is set in Pennsylvania, about 136 miles (220 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Pennsylvania
Filmed in
Pittsburgh
Distance
About 136 miles (220 km) between Pennsylvania and the nearest filming location.
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About Dawn of the Dead

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Released
1978
Director
George A. Romero
Cast
Ken ForeeGaylen RossDavid EmgeScott ReinigerJames A. BafficoTom SaviniRichard FranceRudolph J. RicciJohn AmplasJoseph Pilato
Genre
HorrorScience Fiction HorrorActionZombiePost-apocalyptic

In the United States an epidemic of a virus has begun, turning the infected into aggressive zombies.

At WGON-TV, a television studio in Philadelphia, traffic reporter Stephen and his pregnant girlfriend, producer Francine, are planning to steal the station's helicopter to escape the city.

Roger and Peter join Francine and Stephen at a police dock and then leave Philadelphia in a stolen WGON-TV news helicopter.

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