The Crazies

The Crazies

Why are the good people dying?

R 1973 · 103 min · ★ 6.1 · Science Fiction, Horror, Action

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

Directed by George A. Romero · Written by George A. Romero

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