The Omen

1976 PG-13 1h 51m

7.4 /10

2.4K

Genre

Horror Thriller

Plot

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.

Director

Richard Donner

Writers

David Seltzer

Stars

Gregory Peck Lee Remick David Warner

Cast & Crew

Secret Service Man (uncredited)

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Gentleman at Rugby Match (uncredited)

Guglielmo Spoletini

Italian Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Man Walking across Street (uncredited)

Michael Byrne

Monk (uncredited)

Leo McKern

Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited)

Rugby Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Mary Burleigh

Rugby Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Ann Barrass

Guest at Damien’s Birthday Party

Rugby Match Spectator

Man Buying Ice Cream at Safari Park (uncredited)

User Reviews

Geronimo1967

3 Jun 2023

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 rat...

GenerationofSwine

14 Jan 2023

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 bet...

JPV852

6 Oct 2019

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 al...