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The Omen is a 1976 horror, mystery, and thriller film directed by Richard Donner. The screenplay was written by David Seltzer, with production led by Harvey Bernhard. The cast includes Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, and Billie Whitelaw. The film was produced by 20th Century Studios and Mace Neufeld Productions, with a budget of 2800000. It was filmed in Chicago and set in London, Rome, Tel Jezreel, and the United States.
The movie has a runtime of 111 minutes and was released on June 25, 1976. It generated a revenue of 60922980. The original English-language film features music composed by Jerry Goldsmith, including the theme "Ave Satani." The score received an Academy Award for Best Original Score. The film has received an IMDb rating of 7.5 and a TMDb vote average of 7.411. Distribution rights are held by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+.
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7.4Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.
Cast
- Gregory Peck as Robert Thorn
- Lee Remick as Katherine Thorn
- David Warner as Keith Jennings
- Billie Whitelaw as Mrs. Baylock
- Harvey Stephens as Damien Thorn
- Patrick Troughton as Father Brennan
Themes
- ambassador
- prophecy
- monk
- photography
- nanny
- paranormal phenomena
- rottweiler
- devil's son
- revelation
- satan
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Richard Donner
- Written by
- David Seltzer
- Produced by
- Harvey Bernhard
- Starring
- Gregory Peck Lee Remick David Warner Billie Whitelaw
- Cinematography
- Gilbert Taylor
- Edited by
- Stuart Baird
- Music by
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Production companies
- 20th Century-Fox , Mace Neufeld Productions
- Distributed by
- Fox-Rank Distributors, (United Kingdom), 20th Century-Fox, (United States)
- Release dates
- June 6, 1976 ( 1976-06-06 ) (United Kingdom) June 25, 1976 ( 1976-06-25 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 111 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $2.8 million
- Box office
- $60,922,980 (worldwide)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Damien: Omen II
- Follows
- The First Omen
- Main subject
- murder
- Director
- Richard Donner
- Screenwriter
- David Seltzer
- Cast member
- Freda Dowie
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Producer
- Harvey Bernhard
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Gilbert Taylor
- Narrative location
- Cerveteri
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 874811
- Performer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Peck Omen 1976.jpg
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- film editor
- Stuart Baird
- title
- The Omen
- distributed by
- Disney+
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- capital cost
- 2800000
- theme music
- Ave Satani
- characters
- Damien Thorn
- box office
- 60900000
- set in period
- 1970s
- quotes work
- Book of Revelation
- review score
- 7.5/10
- Commons category
- The Omen (1976 film)
- publication date
- 1976-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
The Omen is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Spencer Stephens (in his film debut), Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, and Leo McKern. The film's plot follows Damien Thorn, a young child replaced at birth by his father, unbeknownst to his wife, after their biological child dies shortly after birth. As a series of mysterious events and violent deaths occur around the family and Damien enters childhood, they come to learn he is in fact the prophesied Antichrist.
Released theatrically by 20th Century-Fox in June 1976, The Omen received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing over $60 million at the U.S. box office and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 1976. Retrospective reviews of the film have been more favorable, and the film earned two Oscar nominations, including a win for Jerry Goldsmith's musical score. The film spawned the Omen franchise, with Damien – Omen II released two years later, followed by The Final Conflict (1981) and Omen IV: The Awakening (1991), as well as a 2006 remake and 2024 prequel. It also spawned a 2016 television series that ran for one season on A&E.
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