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20th Century Fox
The Omen Collection
You have been warned. If something frightening happens to you today, think about it. It may be The Omen.
Immediately 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.
CinemaSerf
Jun 3, 2023 · via TMDB
OK, so at times this is a bit far-fetched, even for a horror movie, but I reckon it is still my favourite from the genre made in the 1970s. From a rather murky start in a Roman hospital, we see Gregory Peck and wife Lee Remmick head to London where he is to be US Ambassador - along with their new baby son "Damien" (cue the squeaking violins). Not long after their arrival, their nanny commits suicide - rather gruesomely, as it happens - facilitating the arrival of "Mrs. Baylock" (a rather menacing Billie Whitelaw). As the boy ages, and fuelled by some rather ghastly prophesies by Patrick Troughton's "Father Brennan", Peck slowly concludes that there is something a little dodgy about him. Thing is, can he thwart the evil contained within the youngster? Richard Donner does well to build and to sustain a sense of peril from pretty much the outset of this film - aided, ably, by a Jerry Goldsmith score that uses maniacal choral vocals and strings to keep you behind the sofa. Peck isn't at his best, and some of the scenes - especially in the graveyard with the Baskervillian hounds - do stretch the imagination, but for the most part it seizes your attention and keeps it. I have to admit to being disappointed by the ending - just why did the police have to give chase?
GenerationofSwine
Jan 14, 2023 · via TMDB
I just recently re-watched this and the remake...there's really no fair comparison. Gregory Peck wins over Liev Schreiber, but then Peck is the better actor. Lee Remick is far more believable than Julia Stiles who doesn't seem to convey the same earnest fear and suspicion. David Thewlis is a good actor, but in bit parts he always seems to phone it in and David Warner was just the more believable photographer. I mean, the 1976 The Omen is dated, but that's not a bad thing and in this case you get the sense that they were doing something fresh and really trying to frighten you...and they did. By comparison the remake is paint by numbers and offers nothing new. 1976 is, hands down the more frightening, more dramatic, and more suspenseful film. Compared to 2006. 1976 is believable.
JPV852
Oct 6, 2019 · via TMDB
For whatever reason never saw The Omen before and while it has its moments, the last 10-15 minutes were particularly great, the middle part plodded along at a slow pace with little happening that was interesting outside a scene or two. All in all, it was okay but maybe a tad overrated. **3.25/5**
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Gregory Peck
Robert Thorn
Lee Remick
Katherine Thorn
David Warner
Jennings
Billie Whitelaw
Mrs. Baylock
Harvey Stephens
Damien
Patrick Troughton
Father Brennan
Martin Benson
Father Spiletto
Robert Rietti
Monk
Tommy Duggan
Priest
John Stride
The Psychiatrist
Anthony Nicholls
Dr. Becker
Holly Palance
Nanny
Roy Boyd
Reporter
Freda Dowie
Nun
Sheila Raynor
Mrs. Horton
Robert MacLeod
Horton
Bruce Boa
Thorn's Aide
Don Fellows
Thorn's Second Aide
Miki Iveria
First Nun
Betty McDowall
American Secretary
Nicholas Campbell
Marine
Burnell Tucker
Secret Service Man
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Gentleman at Rugby Match
Guglielmo Spoletini
Italian Taxi Driver
Ya'ackov Banai
Arab
Michael Byrne
Monk (uncredited)
Leo McKern
Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited)
Michael Leader
Rugby Match Spectator (uncredited)
Carmen Dillon
Art Direction
Gilbert Taylor
Director of Photography
Alf Joint
Stunt Coordinator
Vic Armstrong
Stunts
Richard Donner
Director
Stuart Baird
Editor
Alexander Courage
Orchestrator
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
David Seltzer
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