Production
The film was independently produced, and distributed by Artfire Pictures. It had a budget of four million USD. This is Romero's sixth 'Dead' film. On July 21, 2009 it was announced the full title of the film is George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead. Romero shot the film in Port Dover, Ontario and in Toronto, Ontario with an entirely Canadian cast and crew. Romero cited the tax incentives as a reason to shoot in Toronto. The film was inspired by the 1958 released Western film The Big Country.
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