caught on camera. Stefano manages to elude the conspirators involved in the experimental work, but finds his wife has been murdered by them. At night, Stefano buries her in a K-Zone located on the abandoned property. She revives and approaches her husband. In the darkness, Stefano begins screaming horribly. Cast Release Although it was initially set for a February 1983 release, Zeder was distributed theatrically in Italy by Gaumont on 10 August 1983. The film grossed a total of 334 million Italian lira in Italy. Zeder was distributed in the United States under the title Revenge of the Dead by Motion Picture Marketing on 8 May 1984. This version was heavily edited. It was released on DVD in the United States by Image Entertainment. In 2016 the film was released on blu-ray under the original title Zeder and in an uncut form through the independent label Code Red DVD. Before then, the U.S. release of the VHS and DVD were both heavily edited. Reception Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, academic Peter Dendle said, "Though the acting, direction, and production values of Avati's stylish Italian mystery are solid, the tight build-up of the first half only deteriorates into irresolution and incoherence." Glenn Kay, who wrote Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide, said that the film "stands out a little by actually trying to generate suspense and not completely repulsing its audience". References Footnotes Sources External links 1983 films 1983 horror films Italian supernatural horror films 1980s Italian-language films Films about writers 1980s supernatural horror films Italian zombie films Films scored by Riz Ortolani Films directed by Pupi Avati Films with screenplays by Maurizio Costanzo 1980s Italian films