Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Release Dates — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Release Dates 29

United States4
Australia2
Brazil1
France8
Germany2
Hungary1
Ireland1
Italy2
Japan1
Netherlands3
South Korea1
Spain1
United Kingdom2

United States
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1979-04-07		Premiere		USA Film Festival
1979-04-13	NR	Theatrical (limited)		Pittsburgh, PA
1979-04-20	NR	Theatrical (limited)		New York City, NY
1979-05-11	NR	Theatrical (limited)		Los Angeles, CA

Australia
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1980-04-03	R 18+	Theatrical
1985-10-01		Physical		VHS. 139-minute Cannes Cut

Brazil
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1980-09-15	18	Theatrical

France
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1983-05-11	16	Theatrical
1992-01-05		Physical		VHS
2002-10-24		Physical		DVD
2009-11-04		Physical		Blu-Ray
2017-07-25		Digital		VOD
2019-05-31		Physical		4K UHD
2019-10-23		Theatrical (limited)		Re-release
2022-03-02	18	Digital		Prime Video

Germany
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1979-08-02	18	Theatrical		censored version
2020-12-17	18	Physical		4K / Blu-ray (re-rating, uncut)

Hungary
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1985-07-08	18	Theatrical

Ireland
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1980-03-09	18	Theatrical

Italy
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1978-09-01	18+	Premiere		Turin. 119-minute Dario Argento Cut
1978-09-02	18+	Theatrical

Japan
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1979-03-27	R15+	Theatrical		119-minute Dario Argento Cut (censored)

Netherlands
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1980-10-02	16	Theatrical
2000-11-17	16	Physical		DVD
2002-11-23	16	TV		Net 5

South Korea
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
2020-04-15	15세 이상 관람가	Theatrical

Spain
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1979-02-12	18	Theatrical	es	"S"

United Kingdom
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1980-03-09	18	Theatrical
1981-07-01		Physical		VHS