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
04/07/1979	NC-17	Premiere		USA Film Festival
04/20/1979	NC-17	Theatrical		New York City, New York
04/27/1999	NC-17	Physical		VHS (139-minute Cannes Cut) / DVD (128-minute hybrid cut)
10/28/2022	NC-17	Theatrical (limited)		Limited 3D Re-release

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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