The Crazies

BDORSS15
Director:George A. Romero
Cast:Lane Carroll, W. G. MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Lloyd Hollar
Length:103 minutes
Genre:Horror movie, Scifi, Action

The Crazies

The Crazies; George A. Romero, 1973, versions: OR,SS,

Director: George A. Romero • Scenario: George A. Romero, Paul McCollough • Camera: S. William Hinzman • Cast: Lane Carroll, W. G. MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Lloyd Hollar, Lynn Lowry, Richard Liberty, Richard France, Harry Spillman, Will Disney, Edith Bell

Viewing The Crazies as a straight critique of the army would be rather nearsighted. At the time of its making, American society had gone through a series of significant issues and disillusioning events, and the picture reflects the prevailing mood of fear and the sense of helplessness. The director thoroughly subordinates everything in the film to the central theme of madness represented by the loss of established certainties and ideals. In a certain respect, the affliction affects all the characters, whether ordinary citizens, soldiers, or government officials headed by the president. Each of these three groups is at odds with the other two, ultimately resulting in an all-pervasive paranoia. In the final analysis, The Crazies serves as a chillingly complex metaphor for American society after the Vietnam War, or more precisely after “Vietnamization,” the US process of distancing itself from the conflict. (source: www.kviff.com)

Length: 103 min

Year: 1973

Country of origin:

  • United states of America

Language version:

OR - Original version
SS - Slovak subtitles

Director: George A. Romero • Scenario: George A. Romero, Paul McCollough • Camera: S. William Hinzman • Cast: Lane Carroll, W. G. MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Lloyd Hollar, Lynn Lowry, Richard Liberty, Richard France, Harry Spillman, Will Disney, Edith Bell

Viewing The Crazies as a straight critique of the army would be rather nearsighted. At the time of its making, American society had gone through a series of significant issues and disillusioning events, and the picture reflects the prevailing mood of fear and the sense of helplessness. The director thoroughly subordinates everything in the film to the central theme of madness represented by the loss of established certainties and ideals. In a certain respect, the affliction affects all the characters, whether ordinary citizens, soldiers, or government officials headed by the president. Each of these three groups is at odds with the other two, ultimately resulting in an all-pervasive paranoia. In the final analysis, The Crazies serves as a chillingly complex metaphor for American society after the Vietnam War, or more precisely after “Vietnamization,” the US process of distancing itself from the conflict. (source: www.kviff.com)

Year: 1973

Country of origin:

  • United states of America

Language version:

OR - Original version
SS - Slovak subtitles