March 2025 Statement

Hello dear visitors. Here's a small update aimed at explaining the lack of activity on the blog over the past year or so. Well, the only reason is, I have been busier than usual. After 24 years working as an editor; digital compositor (vfx); colorist; online editor; post-production supervisor and post-production technical director; last summer, I decided to listen to myself and move forward with a project that had been close to my heart for several years : I'm almost halfway through a degree in Gestion de l'information et des archives, "Information and archives management" at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), which keeps me very busy. This, combined with the fact that I acquired very few items as few interesting ones surfaced during that period; explains the blog’s inactivity.

With that being said, I added three new French press stills, I recently acquired, to the original 12 February 2022 post. (Dawn of the Dead Press Stills issued in France by distributor René Chateau in 1983)

Enjoy,

Danny

Dawn of the Dead Mini Ad Sheet issued in the US by SBC Management Corporation in 1979

1 page mini ad sheet. Material intended to exhibitors. "For exclusive use as authorized by SBC Management Corporation".

21.6 x 28 cm

From my personal collection.

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To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2023, "Dawn of the Dead Mini Ad Sheet issued in the US by SBC Management Corporation in 1979", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 20 October 2023.

Dawn of the Dead Press Stills issued in Spain by distributor Izaro Films in 1978

11 press stills or more precisely fotos de prensa, as they are referred to by distributors in Spain. Material intended to exhibitors. Sadly, my set is missing the "title card". The late Barcelona based distributor sold it on it's own ten days before I acquired the set. Needless to say, I am desperately looking to locate one.

 

24.5 x 19 cm

From my personal collection. 

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To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2023, "Dawn of the Dead Press Stills issued in Spain by distributor Izaro Films in 1978", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 31 July 2023.

Dawn of the Dead Metal Button Badge issued in the UK by Target International in 1980

"Zombies - They were your friends" Metal Button Badge as they are referred to on the "What material you'll receive" page of the PIC Publicity Press Kit supplement. "These have been specially produced and limited numbers will be despatched to theaters".

37 mm

From my personal collection.

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To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2023, "Dawn of the Dead Metal Button Badge issued in the UK by Target International in 1980", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 23 April 2023.

Dawn of the Dead 4 Fogli Poster issued in Italy by distributor Titanus in 1978

"Zombi" four sheet or 4 fogli, as they are referred to by distributors in Italy. A variant with the ...quando non ci sarà più posto all'inferno i morti cammineranno sulla Terra... tagline was also produced.

140 x 200 cm (Two 140 x 100 cm parts)

From my personal collection.

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To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2023, "Dawn of the Dead 4 Fogli Poster issued in Italy by distributor Titanus in 1978", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 3 March 2023.

Dawn of the Dead Press Sheet issued in Denmark by distributor Obel Film in 1980

"Zombie - Rædslernes Morgen" two-sided press sheet or more precisely Presseark, as they are referred to by distributors in Denmark. Material intended to exhibitors. Press sheet for the original 21st of January 1980 Copenhagen release. By the 6th of November 1981 re-release, distribution had moved from Obel Film to Saga Filmudlejning. Instead of printing new press sheets, a marker was used to mask Obel Film's credit on the front (e.g., 1) while Saga Filmudlejning stickers were affixed on the back (e.g., 1, 2).

21 x 29.7 cm

From my personal collection.

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To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2023, "Dawn of the Dead Press Sheet issued in Denmark by distributor Obel Film in 1980", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 27 January 2023.

Dawn of the Dead Theatrical Release Clippings from Denmark

Newspaper clippings for Dawn of the Dead's theatrical release in Denmark.

(Clicking on a clipping below will open the original full newspaper page, in high resolution, where it was taken from.)

Zombie - Rædslernes Morgen

European Cut (English Language with Danish Subtitles)

21 January 1980 (Copenhagen)

- RELEASE -

Ekstra Bladet,1980-01-21, p. 34  [1]

Zombie - Rædslernes Morgen

European Cut (English Language with Danish Subtitles)

28 March 1980 (Copenhagen)

- RELEASE -

Ekstra Bladet,1980-03-28, p. 41  [1]

Zombie - Rædslernes Morgen

European Cut (English Language with Danish Subtitles)

1 September 1980 (Grenå, Djursland)

- RELEASE -

Amtsavisen Randers, 1980-09-01, p. 19  [2]

Zombie - Rædslernes Morgen

European Cut (English Language with Danish Subtitles)

6 November 1981 (Copenhagen)

- RE-RELEASE -

Ekstra Bladet,1981-11-06, p. 39  [1]

To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2023, "Dawn of the Dead Theatrical Release Clippings from Denmark", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 25 January 2023.

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[1] Ekstra Bladet

[2] Det Kongelige Bibliotek

Dawn of the Dead Pressbook issued in Ireland by Target International in 1980

"Zombies" 4 pages pressbook or more precisely "exhibitor's campaign book", as they are commonly referred to by distributors in the United Kingdom. Material intended to exhibitors. Just like the Target International quad posters issued in Ireland, the "When there's no more room in HELL" tagline was too censored from exhibitor's campaign books making sure advertisement would be made without it  While censoring the taglline was achieved by adding black paint on the quad posters, the tagline was cut out from exhibitor's campaign books. My copy was acquired through Vertigo Posters based in Ireland. Here's what Noel Devereux, Vertigo Posters' owner, had to share with me about it:

This pressbook came from the collection of the late Pat Billings who worked for the RTE TV Guide in Ireland. He had amassed a huge collection of pressbooks by the time he passed away several years ago now. I was lucky to buy some off his wife.

Pat would do the reviews in the TV guide of movies that were on the TV from week to week. I have to say though I don’t remember it on Irish TV, most probably been shown on one of the British channels. 

25.3 x 35.8 cm

From my personal collection.

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p. 01, 04

p. 02-03

To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2022, "Dawn of the Dead Pressbook issued in Ireland by Target International in 1980", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 5 October 2022.

Dawn of the Dead Release Certificate issued in Germany by the FSK in 1979

"Zombie" release certificate or more precisely freigabebescheinigung, as they are referred to in Germany. Material intended to exhibitors. Issued by the "Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft" (FSK). This certificate was once attached to the 35mm print cannisters of one of the prints that circulated through Germany in 1979.

15 x 21 cm

From my personal collection.

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To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2022, "Dawn of the Dead Release Certificate issued in Germany by the FSK in 1979", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 22 August 2022.

Dawn of the Dead Certificate of Approval and Classification issued in New Zealand by the Chief Censor of Films in 1980

"Zombies: Dawn of the Dead" certificate of approval and classification issued by the "Chief Censor of Films" (Bernard Tunnicliffe) now known as the "Office of Film & Literature Classification". Material intended to exhibitors. This certificate was once attached to the 35mm print cannisters of one of the prints that circulated through New Zealand in 1980.

21.5 x 16.8 cm

From my personal collection.

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To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2022, "Dawn of the Dead Certificate of Approval and Classification issued in New Zealand by the Chief Censor of Films in 1980", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 24 July 2022.

Dawn of the Dead Press Stills issued in New Zealand by distributor United Artists in 1980

3 press stills. Material intended to exhibitors. Issued for both Australia and New Zealand, the press stills used in New Zealand have a United Artists "Auckland" stamp on the back making them New Zealand specific. Each still has a "ZD" reference number on the front. I actually own 3 out of a set of 12. This post will be updated as I acquire more stills to complete the set.

25.7 x 20.3 cm

From my personal collection.

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ZD-6

ZD-7

ZD-11

United Artists stamp on the back

To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2022, "Dawn of the Dead Press Stills issued in New Zealand by distributor United Artists in 1980", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 23 July 2022.

Dawn of the Dead Press Kit issued in Australia by distributor United Artists in 1980

"Zombies: Dawn of the Dead" press kit. Material intended to exhibitors. Entirely printed in black and white, the press kit consists of a loose cover page and 17 (16 two-sided, 1 single-sided) stapled pages of production information, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, etc. Interestingly, the cover is made from Target International (UK) advertising material while a few pages are from The Laurel Group (US) press kit.

29.6 x 21 cm

From my personal collection.

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Cover Page

Front (Left), Back (Right)

p. 01, Credits	p. 02, Credits (cont.)
p. 03, Credits (cont.)	p. 04, Blank
p. 05, Synopsis	p. 06 Synopsis (cont.)
p. 07, Cast Biographies	p. 08, Makeup and Special Effects
p. 09, Critical Reactions	p. 10, Critical Reactions (cont.)
p. 11, Critical Reactions (cont.)	p. 12, Cinefantastic Article
p. 13, Rolling Stone Article	p. 14, Rolling Stone Article (cont.)
p. 15, Rolling Stone Article (cont.)	p. 16, Rolling Stone Article (cont.)
p. 17, Rolling Stone Article (cont.)	p. 18, Variety Clippings
p. 19, Clippings	p. 20, Village Voice Article
p. 21, Village Voice Article (cont.)	p. 22, Village Voice Article (cont.)
p. 23, Village Voice Article (cont.)	p. 24, Village Voice Article (cont.)
p. 25, Newsday Article	p. 26, Newsday Article (cont.)
p. 27, Newsday Article (cont.)	p. 28, Newsday Article (cont.)
p. 29, Pittsburgh Magazine	p. 30, Pittsburgh Magazine (cont.)
p. 31, Soho News Article	p. 32, Soho News Article (cont.)
p. 33, Chicago Sun-Times Article	p. 34, Chicago Sun-Times Article

To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2022, "Dawn of the Dead Press Kit issued in Australia by distributor United Artists in 1980", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 22 July 2022.