The Omen

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1976

1h 51m

English

Horror, Thriller

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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.

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The Omen

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1976

1h 51m

English

Horror, Thriller

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Cast

Robert Thorn

Katherine Thorn

Keith Jennings

Mrs. Baylock

Damien

Father Brennan

Father Spiletto

Monk

Priest

Psychiatrist

Young Nanny

Dr. Becker

Reporter

Mrs. Horton

Horton

Thorn's Aide

Thorn's Second Aide

Photographer

Chambermaid

Nurse

First Nun

American Secretary

Marine

Secret Service Man (uncredited)

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Gentleman at Rugby Match (uncredite...

Directed By: Richard Donner

Written By: David Seltzer (Screenplay)

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CinemanicBonkers says...

7 years ago

Lasted watched back In childhood so It was like a new film. I did watch the remake not long back and I can say that It didn't need a remake, It's good as it is and It deserves a place In my small horror collection.

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Acoucalancha says...

2 months ago

>*"Wrong? What could be wrong with our child, Robert? We're beautiful people, aren't we?"* Not as good as I remembered, it's so slow, feels long and a lot of it didn't age well. The standout moments are the theatrical kills paired with the intense score—a fabulous mix! The glass window kill is so perfect. The dogs in the cemetary is another moment I enjoy. Not impressed by the child acting but Gregory Peck gave a good performance in the main role. The investigation got tedious after a while, make it 15-20 minutes shorter and you have yourself a great movie. Needed more Damien doing creepy stuff screen time, he was barely in the movie. Unexpected twist but I can't say it was worth all that investigation time.

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Shahnam says...

6 years ago

این فیلم برای نخستین بار در ایران در «جشنواره جهانی فیلم تهران» به نمایش درآمد. چند هفته بعد از اتمام جشنواره، نمایش عمومی آن در سینماهای پارامونت و شهرقصه در تهران آغاز شد. تماشای این فیلم برای اشخاص کمتر از ۱۸ سال ممنوع اعلام شده بود. بعلت اعتصاب دوبلورهای حرفه‌ای و باسابقه در آن زمان، برای دوبله این فیلم از دوبلورهای تازه‌کار و بی تجربه استفاده شده بود که حالت سرد و بیروحی به فیلم داده بود ولی بر حسب تصادف این سردی دوبله بطرز عجیبی با فضای رعب‌آور و خوفناک فیلم هماهنگی داشت و وحشت و اضطراب آن را بمراتب بیشتر کرده بود. thank you Shahnam M Nazar

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AlexanderZ says...

8 years ago

THE OMEN has a few disturbing moments that shock rather than disgust, but the film is loaded with memorable scenes that are ingenious. It's the 'feeling' that the film incites that makes this movie unique. The haunted performances of the actors, the creepy-crawly musical score, the insinuation that doom is slowly creeping into the world with the birth of one lone child, all succeed in making THE OMEN one of the truest horror films.

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GenerationofSwine

one year ago

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.

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CinemaSerf

10 months ago

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 ba More

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JPV852

5 years ago

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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$hubes

6/10 2 years ago

To be fair, I could probably rate this as "Good" instead of just "Fair". However, once again, I'm about 45 years late to the dance and never saw this when it first came out, so - by today's standards - I can only consider it "kinda sorta okay". It's not "scary" by any stretch (remember, I'm grading More

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