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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
  • Writers
    • David Seltzer
    • Harvey Bernhard
  • Stars
    • Gregory Peck
    • Lee Remick
    • Harvey Stephens
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    141K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,478
    315
    • Director
      • Richard Donner
    • Writers
      • David Seltzer
      • Harvey Bernhard
    • Stars
      • Gregory Peck
      • Lee Remick
      • Harvey Stephens
    • 471User reviews
    • 139Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 9 nominations total

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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
    • Writers
      • David Seltzer
      • Harvey Bernhard
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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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 reviews471

    Featured review
    8/10

    Before 'creepy' gave way to 'gross'

    This movie was back when you had to be creepy to scare people, vs gross.

    And there's nothing creepier than scary movies with religious undertones.

    This movie is one of the rare good ones that came out of the 70s, still watchable today.

    But you'll have to like older films in general, to be able to enjoy it.

    It seems the negative reviews are all people who hate religion - but still put on a movie revolving around religious undertones. Lol It's not the movie's fault they're an idiot.

    Historically, this is a great flick - because you can really see what 90s films would eventually be, in it.

    Way ahead of its time, as to directing.
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    FAQ38

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    • Why did the police offocer follow and chase the Thorn when he left the estate?
    • How is Damien a human if his birth mother is somehow a jackal?
    • Why did the Thorn family not discover the birthmark on Damien´s head earlier? When he was a baby he had no hair after all.

    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
      • La profecía
    • 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

    Tech specs

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

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