Diary of the Dead
A crew of aspiring horror filmmakers set out to capture authentic terror for their movie—only to discover a real zombie outbreak that threatens both their footage and their lives.
“Where will you be when the end begins?”
Synopsis
A group of young filmmakers encounters real zombies while filming their own horror movie.
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A crew of 51+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Michael DohertyShot by Adam SwicaScored by Norman OrensteinDesigned by Rupert Lazarus
Box Office
2007 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.8× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$5.5M
Also known as
- Chronique des morts-vivantsfr
- Le cronache dei morti viventiit
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Cast & Crew
51 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Michelle Morgan
as Debra
Joshua Close
as Jason Creed
Shawn Roberts
as Tony
Todd William Schroeder
as Brody
Amy Lalonde
as Tracy Thurman
Laura De Carteret
as Bree
Joe Dinicol
as Eliot Stone
Scott Wentworth
as Andrew Maxwell
Martin Roach
as Stranger
Philip Riccio
as Ridley Wilmott
Chris Violette
as Gordo Thorsen
Tatiana Maslany
as Mary Dexter
Supporting cast
31Todd Schroeder
as Brody
Daniel Kash
as Police Officer
Megan Park
as Francine Shane
George Buza
as Tattooed Biker
Tino Monte
as News Anchor
Matt Birman
as Zombie Trooper
Greg Nicotero
as Zombie Surgeon
R D Reid
as Samuel
Donna Croce
as Zombie Nurse
Nick Alachiotis
as I.V. Zombie
Scott Gibson
as Birthday Party Father
Jamie Bloch
as Birthday Girl
Kyle Glencross
as Bupkes the Clown
Boyd Banks
as White Man
Janet Lo
as Cell Phone Woman
Jack Birman
as Billy
Trish Adams
as Dead Mrs. Moynahan
Alan Van Sprang
as Colonel
Ron Payne
as Elderly Woman
James Binkley
as Trooper
Antoinette Cancelliere
as Zombie (uncredited)
Wes Craven
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Alexandria Defabiis
as Zombie (uncredited)
Guillermo Del Toro
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Ara Katz
as Shopping Cart Zombie (uncredited)
Stephen King
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Mani Nasry
as Zombie (uncredited)
Simon Pegg
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
George A Romero
as Police Chief Arthur Katz (uncredited)
Tom Savini
as Man Shouting on Radio 'Shoot in the Head' (voice) (uncredited)
Quentin Tarantino
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
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