Dawn of the Dead is a film.
Dawn of the Dead ( also known internationally as Zombi ) is a 1978 American independent zombie horror film directed by George A. Romero . Its primary filming location was the Monroeville Mall . Monroeville Mall . The mall is most famous for being the filming location of the George A. Romero horror film Dawn of the Dead ( 1978 ) . A remake is a film or television series that is based on an earlier work and tells the same , or a very similar , story .