Nightmare City

Nightmare City
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed byUmberto Lenzi
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Luis Méndez
  • Diego Alchimede
Starring
CinematographyHans Burman Sanchez
Edited byDaniele Alabiso
Music byStelvio Cipriani
Production
companies
  • Dialchi Film
  • Lotus Films International
Distributed byNew Fida
Release date
  • 1980 (1980) (Italy)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • Spain

Nightmare City (Italian: Incubo sulla città contaminata; released in the US as City of the Walking Dead) is a 1980 science-fiction horror film directed by Umberto Lenzi. It stars Hugo Stiglitz as a TV news reporter who witnesses the collapse of order in a city overrun by irradiated blood-drinking ghouls. Victims rise from the dead to join the host, adding to the chaos. It’s an international co-production film between Italy, Spain and Mexico.