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.

Dawn of the Dead One Sheet Poster issued in New Zealand by distributor United Artists in 1980

"Zombies: Dawn of the Dead" one sheet poster issued by United Artists for both Australia and New Zealand. While released as Dawn of the Dead in Australia, in New Zealand, the movie was released under the title "Zombies: Dawn of the Dead".

Issued for both Australia and New Zealand, the one sheets used in New Zealand were subjected to some modifications. R18 stickers were affixed at the bottom courtesy of New Zealand's Chief Censor of Films, a "ZOMBIES" sticker was added in what looks like an attempt at censoring the eyes of the bald head and finally, a marker was used to obliterate the "R" right next to the head.

71 x 102 cm

From my personal collection.

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To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2022, "Dawn of the Dead One Sheet Poster issued in New Zealand by distributor United Artists in 1980", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 8 July 2022.

Dawn of the Dead One Sheet Poster issued in Spain by distributor Izaro Films in 1978

"Zombi: El regreso de los muertos vivientes" one sheet or cartele, as they are referred to by distributors in Spain. Artwork by Jano.

70 x 100 cm

From my personal collection.

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To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2022, "Dawn of the Dead One Sheet Poster issued in Spain by distributor Izaro Films in 1978", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 3 July 2022.