The Omen 1976
The Omen (1976)
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
nothing 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. Without telling his
wife he agrees. After relocating to London, strange events - and the ominous
warnings of a priest - lead him to believe that the child he took from that
Italian hospital is evil incarnate. Written by garykmcd
Personal Review:
What else can be said about this classic? Top notch acting, great script,
fantastic directing. The son of the
devil as a small boy? How far would the dark side go to protect the boy from
being found and killed? A lot – or it
was all coincidence. That last bit was
laid to rest with the sequels, of course.
Jerry Goldsmith definitely deserved the Academy award for the music, it
lending massively to the overall eerie and oppressive feeling of the film. Of course with Gregory Peck, Lee Remick,
David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton and more are fantastic and
elevated what could have been a run-of-the-mill 1970s tv-witchcraft film to a
killer film.
Filming Locations:
Windsor Safari Park, Berkshire, UK
Guildford Cathedral, Surrey UK
Guildford Cathedral, Surrey UK
Parliament Square,
London, UK
All Saints Church,
London, UK
Grosvenor Square,
London, UK
Jerusalem, Israel
Rome, Italy
Northwick Park
Hospital, Middlesex, UK
Mincio Square,
Rome, Italy
Brookwood Cemetary, Surrey, UK
Brookwood Cemetary, Surrey, UK
Shepperton Studios,
Surrey, UK
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Priest
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The Psychiatrist
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Nanny
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Reporter
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Nun
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Horton
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Thorn's Aide
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Thorn's Second Aide
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Photographer
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Chambermaid
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Nurse (as Nancy Manningham)
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First Nun
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American Secretary
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Marine
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Secret Service Man
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Gentleman at Rugby Match
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Arab (as Yakov Banai)
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Rest of cast listed
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Man Walking Across Street
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Monk (uncredited)
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Monk (uncredited)
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Rugby Match Spectator (uncredited)
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Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited)
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General (uncredited)
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Funeral Mourner (uncredited)
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Boy at Top of Slide (uncredited)
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executive producer
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associate producer
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director of photography
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Film Editing by
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Art Direction by
Makeup Department
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chief makeup artist
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hairdresser
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Production Management
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production manager
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Second Unit Director or Assistant
Director
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second assistant director
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assistant director
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second unit director (uncredited)
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property master
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set dresser
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construction manager
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assistant art director
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property master (uncredited)
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poster artist (uncredited) /
poster designer (uncredited)
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Sound Department
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sound recordist
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dialogue editor (as Chris
Lancaster)
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dubbing mixer (as Doug Turner)
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dubbing editor
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boom operator (uncredited)
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assistant sound editor
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Special Effects by
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special effects (uncredited)
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Visual Effects by
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optical effects (uncredited)
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Stunts
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stunt coordinator
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stunts (uncredited)
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stunt double: Lee Remick
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stunt double: Holly Palance
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Camera and Electrical
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camera operator
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stillsman (as Robert Penn)
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chief electrician
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electrician (uncredited)
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Costume and Wardrobe Department
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wardrobe supervisor (as G.W.
Nicholls)
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Editorial Department
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assistant editor
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colorist (digital color
correction) (uncredited)
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Location Management
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location manager
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Music Department
Other crew
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assistant to the producer
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production assistant / production
secretary
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special assistant to the director
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religious adviser to the producers
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continuity
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religious adviser to the producers
(as Rev. Don Williams Ph.D)
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owner: dogs / trainer: dogs
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owner: dogs / trainer: dogs
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unit publicist (uncredited)
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stand-in/double: Lee Remick
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Crew verified as complete
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| the Nanny - Holly Palance (daughter of the great Jack Palance) |
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| Jennings (David Warner) |
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| Father Brennan (Patrick Troughton) |
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| Damian doesn't want to go to church |
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| Carl Bugenhagen (Leo McKern) |
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