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The Omen

  • 1976
  • R
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, and Harvey Stephens in The Omen (1976)
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Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?

  • Director
    • Richard Donner
  • Writer
    • David Seltzer
  • Stars
    • Gregory Peck
    • Lee Remick
    • Harvey Stephens
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    123K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,585
    615
    • Director
      • Richard Donner
    • Writer
      • David Seltzer
    • Stars
      • Gregory Peck
      • Lee Remick
      • Harvey Stephens
    • 426User reviews
    • 156Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Harvey Stephens in The Omen (1976)
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    Behind the scenes in the hospital with Lee Remick
    Robert and Jennings seek the truth
    Harvey Stephens stars as Damien

    Top cast

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    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • Robert Thorn
    Lee Remick
    Lee Remick
    • Katherine Thorn
    Harvey Stephens
    Harvey Stephens
    • Damien
    David Warner
    David Warner
    • Jennings
    Billie Whitelaw
    Billie Whitelaw
    • Mrs. Baylock
    Patrick Troughton
    Patrick Troughton
    • Father Brennan
    Martin Benson
    Martin Benson
    • Father Spiletto
    Robert Rietty
    Robert Rietty
    • Monk
    Tommy Duggan
    • Priest
    John Stride
    John Stride
    • The Psychiatrist
    Anthony Nicholls
    Anthony Nicholls
    • Dr. Becker
    Holly Palance
    Holly Palance
    • Nanny
    Roy Boyd
    • Reporter
    Freda Dowie
    Freda Dowie
    • Nun
    Sheila Raynor
    Sheila Raynor
    • Mrs. Horton
    Robert MacLeod
    • Horton
    Bruce Boa
    Bruce Boa
    • Thorn's Aide
    Don Fellows
    Don Fellows
    • Thorn's Second Aide
    • Director
      • Richard Donner
    • Writer
      • David Seltzer
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Harvey Stephens, as Damien, was largely chosen for this role from the way he attacked Richard Donner during auditions. Donner asked all the little boys to "come at him" as if they were attacking Katherine Thorn during the church wedding scene. Stephens screamed and clawed at Donner's face, and kicked him in the groin during his act. Donner whipped the kid off him, ordered the kid's blond hair dyed black and cast him as Damien.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 26 mins) Toward the end of the film, Jennings says that the place name Megiddo derives from the term Armageddon. Actually, it is the other way around - "Armageddon" is a bastardization of "Har Megiddo", which, in Hebrew, means simply "mountain of Megiddo". According to Revelation 16:16, this would be the site of the last battle in history.
    • Quotes

      Young nanny: Look at me, Damien! It's all for you.

      [she jumps off a roof, hanging herself]

    • Crazy credits
      Closing credits epilogue: "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is 666."

      Book of Revelation Chapter 13 Verse 18
    • Alternate versions
      In the Swedish version, the scene showing Jennings being decapitated has been cut by 11 seconds.
    • Connections
      Featured in V.I.P.-Schaukel: Episode #6.3 (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Ave Satani
      (uncredited)

      Music and Latin lyrics by Jerry Goldsmith

    User reviews426

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    Featured review
    9/10
    Unnaturally Supernatural
    Classic. You bring the devil to your film and do it well, then you're competing with The Omen as much as you are The Exorcist, which to this day are arguably still the gold standards when it comes to Beelzebub showing up on screen.

    Also a benchmark for creepy music adding additional creep: Gregorian chants start as a murmur, and built to a ratcheted intensity that simply put the film way over the top in the best possible way. This was 1976, remember, so what you'll get - and I'd say as an added bonus - is the very Seventies look and feel that movies had during this very unique era.

    When Peck exhumes the grave, and when the film closes with young Damien smiling, the hair on one's back shoots through the roof. The Omen is simply all-time.
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    • May 22, 2019

    FAQ17

    • What is 'The Omen' about?
    • Is "The Omen" based on a book?
    • Who are Damien's real parents?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 25, 1976 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • The Antichrist
    • Filming locations
      • Guildford Cathedral, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK(Where the wedding was being held)
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Harvey Bernhard Productions
      • Mace Neufeld Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $60,922,980
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,273,886
      • Jun 27, 1976
    • Gross worldwide
      • $60,922,980
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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