Night of the Living Dead

A disparate group of individuals takes refuge in an abandoned house when corpses begin to leave the graveyard in search of fresh human bodies to devour. The pragmatic Ben (Duane Jones) does his best to control the situation, but when the reanimated bodies surround the house, the other survivors begin to panic. As any semblance of order within the group begins to dissipate, the zombies start to find ways inside -- and one by one, the living humans become the prey of the deceased ones.

"Night of the Living Dead" is in the public domain. The film was released in 1968 and the copyright notice on the prints and advertising materials failed to properly display the copyright symbol, which made the film ineligible for copyright protection under the laws in effect at the time. As a result, the film is considered to be in the public domain, meaning that anyone can distribute, exhibit, or remake the film without obtaining permission or paying royalties.