Dawn of the Dead is a film.
Dawn of the Dead (1978 film) . It was written by Romero in collaboration with the Italian filmmaker Dario Argento , and produced by Claudio Argento , Richard P. Rubinstein and Alfredo Cuomo . Monroeville Mall . The mall is most famous for being the filming location of the George A. Romero horror film Dawn of the Dead ( 1978 ) . Richard P. Rubinstein . In the 1970s and 1980s he collaborated frequently with horror director George A. Romero , including on the seminal 1978 zombie film Dawn of the Dead and the 1984 -- 1988 anthology horror television series Tales from the Darkside .