Editing Dawn of the Dead (1978 film) (section)

==Release==
===Theatrical===
On September 1, 1978, a 119-minute cut of the film created for non-English speaking countries premiered in [[Turin|Turin, Italy]] under the title ''Zombi'', with Dario Argento in attendance.<ref name="StampaSera">{{cite news |url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,17/articleid,1471_02_1978_0201_0017_20664641/ |title=''Presentato a Torino - Gli Zombi: un Argento da infarto'' |newspaper=[[Stampa Sera]] |date=September 1, 1978 |access-date=June 23, 2016 |language=it |archive-date=January 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105190128/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,17/articleid,1471_02_1978_0201_0017_20664641/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=AFI>{{AFI film|56245}}</ref> The same cut would open in Japan the weekend on March 27, 1979, and immediately top its box office there.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=The George A. Romero Foundation|url=https://twitter.com/thegarfofficial/status/1396994598107504646|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> A 126-minute cut for English-language speaking territories premiered in the United States on April 7, 1979, at the USA Film Festival in [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]], having been selected for the event by film critic [[Roger Ebert]].<ref name=":1" /> The following weekend, United Film Distribution opened the same cut in seventeen Pittsburgh cinemas, and continued with a wider rollout over the next month.<ref name=":1" /> The picture opened in [[New York City]] on April 20,<ref name="AFI" /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IeECAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Dawn+of+the+Dead%22|title=''Around Town''|magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=April 23, 1979 |access-date=June 23, 2016}}</ref> and in Los Angeles on May 11.<ref name=":1" />

===Home media===
In 2004, after numerous VHS, [[Laserdisc]] and DVD releases of several different versions of the film from various companies,<ref name="DVDCompare:DVD">{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=676|title=Dawn of the Dead (1978) DVD comparison|publisher=DVDCompare|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018201650/http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=676|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] released a definitive ''Ultimate Edition'' DVD box set of ''Dawn of the Dead'', following a single-disc U.S. theatrical cut released earlier in the year. The set features all three widely available versions of the film, along with different commentary tracks for each version, documentaries and extras.<ref>[http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com/dawnofthedead/ Dawn of the Dead - Ultimate Edition] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610112049/http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com/dawnofthedead/ |date=June 10, 2008 }}, Anchor Bay Entertainment.com</ref> Also re-released with the DVD set was [[Roy Frumkes]]' ''[[Document of the Dead]]'', which chronicled the making of ''Dawn of the Dead'' and Romero's career to that point.<ref name=DVDCompare:DVD/> The ''Ultimate Edition'' earned a Saturn Award for Best Classic Film Release.<ref>[http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html Saturn Awards] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914184217/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |date=September 14, 2008 }}</ref>

The U.S. theatrical cut of ''Dawn of the Dead'' was released on [[Blu-ray]] by Anchor Bay on October 7, 2007, in the U.S. It was released on Blu-ray in the United Kingdom by [[Arrow Films|Arrow Video]], which includes the theatrical cut and two DVDs with the Cannes and Argento cut. An Australian Blu-ray was released by [[Umbrella Entertainment]].<ref name="DVDCompare:BD">{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=11797|title=Dawn of the Dead (1978) BD comparison|publisher=DVDCompare|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018201612/http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=11797|url-status=live}}</ref> Reportedly, the film went out of print on home media as a result of Rubinstein significantly increasing its home media licensing fees. Some speculate that this was due to a desire to recoup the $6 million he spent producing a [[3-D film|3D]] conversion of the film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://brainmutant.com/dawn-dead-demands-new-release/|title=George Romero's Dawn of the Dead DEMANDS New Release|work=Brain Mutant|access-date=2018-04-06|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125134300/https://www.brainmutant.com/dawn-dead-demands-new-release/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2016, [[Koch Media]], under their Midnight Factory line, released a six-disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray package for the Italian market. This release includes the Argento cut in [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K Ultra HD]] format, as well as both the original 1.85:1 theatrical framing and 1.33:1 [[1.33:1|full-frame]] of the Argento cut, as well as the original theatrical cut and the extended Cannes cut of the film in high definition Blu-ray format.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.midnightfactory.it/film/zombi-dawn-of-the-dead|title=Zombi - Dawn of The Dead - Midnight Factory - Il Male fatto Bene|work=Midnight Factory - Il Male fatto Bene|access-date=2018-02-02|language=it-IT|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116152943/https://midnightfactory.it/film/zombi-dawn-of-the-dead|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DVDCompare:UHD">{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=43418|title=Dawn of the Dead (1978) 4K UHD comparison|publisher=DVDCompare|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018201621/http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=43418|url-status=live}}</ref> Koch also released a four-disc set, omitting the UHD and 1.33:1 discs, and a single Blu-ray of the European cut.<ref name=DVDCompare:BD/>

In 2018, XT Video released the complete version of the film for Blu-ray, which is a fusion of the long and Italian versions of the film, plus cut scenes.

In November 2020, British home media distributor Second Sight Films released a limited edition box set of the film in separate Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray formats, featuring the theatrical, Cannes and Argento cuts of the film. For this release, all three cuts were remastered and restored in 4K resolution, with the theatrical and Cannes versions presented on the 4K Blu-ray sets in [[HDR10+]]. The theatrical and Cannes cuts were restored from the [[original camera negative]] by Second Sight at Final Frame New York and London under the supervision and approval of Michael Gornick, the film's cinematographer. The audio, presented in Mono (with additional Stereo and 5.1 Surround tracks for the theatrical cut), was restored from the negative's optical soundtrack. Scenes exclusive to the Cannes version were restored using that version's [[color reversal internegative]], while the Argento version, presented in [[Standard-dynamic-range video|SDR]], was restored from its [[interpositive]], and similarly features Mono, Stereo and 5.1 Surround audio tracks. The box set also contains a Blu-ray disc with a collection of original and archival bonus features; three CDs featuring Goblin's original soundtrack and a compilation of the [[De Wolfe Music]] cues featured in the theatrical and Cannes cuts; ''Dawn of the Dead: Dissecting the Dead'', a hardcover book containing essays, artwork and other archival features; and a paperback copy of the film's novelisation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Dawn of the Dead Limited Edition 4K UHD|url=https://secondsightfilms.co.uk/products/dawn-of-the-dead-limited-edition-4k-uhd|access-date=2020-11-16|website=Second Sight Films|language=en|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121022957/https://secondsightfilms.co.uk/products/dawn-of-the-dead-limited-edition-4k-uhd|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 3D re-release ===
Work on a [[3-D film|3D]] conversion of the film was begun in 2007 under the supervision of Rubinstein. It was completed in 2013 at a reported cost of $6 million. The 3D version had its world premiere in October 2013 at the [[Busan International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thefridacinema.org/2024/04/08/why-dawn-of-the-dead-disappeared/ |title=Why Dawn of the Dead Disappeared |date=April 8, 2024 |access-date=September 3, 2024 |archive-date=September 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903222952/https://thefridacinema.org/2024/04/08/why-dawn-of-the-dead-disappeared/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2022, it finally received a wider release, exclusively in 250 [[Regal Cinemas]] theaters.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3731559/tickets-now-available-for-george-a-romeros-dawn-of-the-dead-3d-in-theaters-this-october/ |title=Tickets Now Available for George A. Romero's 'Dawn of the Dead 3D' in Theaters This October! |date=September 13, 2022 |access-date=September 3, 2024 |archive-date=September 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913150717/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3731559/tickets-now-available-for-george-a-romeros-dawn-of-the-dead-3d-in-theaters-this-october/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was screened again at five North American theaters as part of a 45th anniversary re-release of the film in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3803343/george-a-romeros-dawn-of-the-dead-returning-to-theaters-across-north-america-for-45th-anniversary/ |title=George A. Romero's 'Dawn of the Dead' Returning to Theaters Across North America for 45th Anniversary! |date=March 11, 2024 |access-date=September 3, 2024 |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311192734/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3803343/george-a-romeros-dawn-of-the-dead-returning-to-theaters-across-north-america-for-45th-anniversary/ |url-status=live }}</ref>