The Omen (1976)

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Directed by

Richard Donner

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Gregory Peck
Robert Thorn

Lee Remick
Katherine Thorn

David Warner
Keith Jennings

Billie Whitelaw
Mrs. Baylock

Harvey Stephens
Damien

Patrick Troughton
Father Brennan

Martin Benson
Father Spiletto

Robert Rietty
Monk

Written by

David Seltzer
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12 years, 7 months ago at Oct 2 21:11

Jimmy Tancredi

2 votes

Terrifying and eternal, The Omen is an immortal classic of the horror that overcame the fashion of horror movies with the supernatural theme/demonic of the 70’s in a great production. Telling the frightening story of an important politician who engages in a frantic journey after discovering that his adopted son is the antichrist, then humanity is in danger. The film has good performances from th... read more

A classic

11 years, 3 months ago at Jan 10 9:04

johanlefourbe

1 vote

After watching the remake which was terribly underwhelming, I was really eager to check the real thing. First of all, I was really surprised how little you see this ‘Devil’ during the whole movie when he is in fact the central character. Even though it was surprising, I was still able to understand this choice. Indeed, since you are dealing with a child, you can’t really risk that the audien... read more

This Movie Is Rated 666

15 years ago at Apr 16 5:21

The Mighty Celestial

1 vote

This movie continues the great tradition begun with Rosemary's Baby, & the masterfully followed up with The Exorcist as the Devil himself is seriously depicted, though never shown, in a manner that is genuinely intended to keep even the most heartily-minded awake at night.
As in those earlier works, in The Omen, Satan is the unseen antagonist who uses a human in the form of a child to dote ... read more

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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.

Release date: 25 June 1976
UPC: 024543004516

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