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The Omen (1976)

R 111 min  -  Horror | Mystery  -   25 June 1976 (USA)
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An American ambassador learns to his horror that his son is actually the literal Antichrist.

Director:

Richard Donner

Writer:

David Seltzer
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Cast

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Martin Benson Martin Benson ...
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Storyline

Robert and Katherine Thorn seem to have it all. They are happily married and he is the US Ambassador to Great Britain, but they want more than to have children. When Katharine has a stillborn child, Robert is approached by a priest at the hospital who suggests that they take a healthy newborn whose mother has just died in childbirth. Without telling his wife he agrees. After relocating to London, strange events - and the ominous warnings of a priest - lead him to believe that the child he took from that Italian hospital is evil incarnate. Written by garykmcd  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Ambassador | Priest | Death | Hospital | Stillborn Child  | See more »

Taglines:

If Something Frightening Happens To You Today, Think About It. It May Be "The Omen". See more »

Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Latin | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Omen I See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,800,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,273,886 (USA) (27 June 1976) (515 Screens)

Gross:

$60,922,980 (USA) (1976)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Curtis Harrington was set to direct the movie, but due to studio politics the film was taken away from him. Harrington later described this as the biggest setback of his career. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The guide wire can be seen on the pole that falls from the church. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Father Spiletto: [voiceover] The child is dead. He breathed for a moment. Then he breathed no more. The child is dead. Dead. The child is dead.
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Connections

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Soundtracks

"Ave Satani"
Music and Latin lyrics by Jerry Goldsmith See more »