The Omen (1976)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.6/10   

Director:

Richard Donner

Guionista:

David Seltzer (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

25 junio 1976 (USA)

Género:

Horror | Misterio | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

OUR FINAL WARNING.

Plot:

An American ambassador learns to his horror that his son is actually the literal Antichrist.

Plot Keywords:

Ambassador | Priest | Hospital | Stillborn Child | Death

Premios:

Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Classic Satanic schlock.

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 8

11:45 AM

MAX

Reparto

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 Rietty	...	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
Patrick McAlinney	...	Photographer
Dawn Perllman	...	Chambermaid
Nancy Mannigham	...	Nurse (as Nancy Manningham)
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 (as Yakov Banai)
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Harvey Bernhard	...	Man walking across street (uncredited)
Leo McKern	...	Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited)
Bill Reimbold	...	General (uncredited)
Christine Spooner	...	Funeral mourner (uncredited)
Damian John Spooner	...	Boy at top of slide (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Richard Donner

Créditos del guión
David Seltzer		(written by)

Producida por
Harvey Bernhard	....	producer
Mace Neufeld	....	executive producer
Charles Orme	....	associate producer

Música original por
Jerry Goldsmith

Fotografía por
Gilbert Taylor		(director of photography)

Montaje por
Stuart Baird

Casting
Maude Spector

Dirección artística
Carmen Dillon

Departamento de maquillaje
Stuart Freeborn	....	chief makeup artist
Patricia McDermott	....	hair stylist (as Pat McDermott)

Dirección de producción
Claude Hudson	....	production manager

Ayudante de dirección
Steve Lanning	....	second assistant director
David Tomblin	....	assistant director
Stuart Baird	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Departamento de Arte
George Ball	....	property master
Tessa Davies	....	set dresser
George Richardson	....	assistant art director
Reg Richards	....	construction manager
John Chisholm	....	property master (uncredited)

Departamento de sonido
Gordon Everett	....	sound recordist
Chris Lancaster	....	dialogue editor
Doug E. Turner	....	dubbing mixer (as Doug Turner)
Les Wiggins	....	dubbing editor
Charlie McFadden	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Efectos especiales
John Richardson	....	special effects
George Gibbs	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects
Roy Field	....	optical effects (uncredited)

Especialistas
Alf Joint	....	stunt coordinator

Cámara y Departamento Eléctrico
Gerry Anstiss	....	camera operator
Bob Penn	....	still photographer (as Robert Penn)
Ron Taberer	....	chief electrician
Peter Bloor	....	electrician (uncredited)

Departamento de vestuario
Tiny Nicholls	....	wardrobe supervisor (as G.W. Nicholls)

Departamento de Edición
Chris Ridsdale	....	assistant editor

Departamento de Música
Arthur Morton	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Lionel Newman	....	conductor (uncredited)

Otros miembros del equipo
Carolee Danz	....	assistant to producer
Jeanne Ferber	....	production assistant
Jeanne Ferber	....	secretary
Judy Friesen	....	special assistant to director
Bernard Hanson	....	location manager
Robert Munger	....	religious advisor
Elaine Schreyeck	....	continuity
Don Williams	....	religious advisor (as Rev. Don Williams Ph.D)
Ben Woodgate	....	dog owner and trainer
Joan Woodgate	....	dog owner and trainer

Compañías Productores

• Twentieth Century-Fox Productions (presents) (as Twentieth Century-Fox)

Distribuidores

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1976) (USA) (theatrical)
• CBS/Fox Video (1984) (Belgium) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox (1984) (USA) (VHS)
• CBS/Fox (198?) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Encore Entertainment (1996) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• Fox Video (1992) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Fox Video (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1979) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Otras Compañías

• Ford Motor Company  automobiles furnished by
• Music Centre, The  music recording
• De Lane Lea Sound Centre  sound re-recording
• National Screen Service  titles
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color by (as DeLuxe)
• Rank Film Laboratories  processed by

También conocida como:

Omen I (reissue title)
Omen I: The Antichrist (reissue title)
Omen I: The Birthmark (reissue title)
The Antichrist (USA) (working title)
The Birthmark (USA) (working title)
La profecía (Spain) [es]

Duración:

111 min | Germany:107 min (cut version)

País:

UK | USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Latin

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

New Zealand:(Banned) (video release, 1989-1991) | New Zealand:R16 (1992 re-rating) | New Zealand:R18 (original rating) | Iceland:16 | UK:X (original rating) | UK:15 (DVD rating) | UK:15 (re-rating) (2006) | Sweden:15 | Spain:18 | South Korea:15 | Canada:R (video rating) | Portugal:M/16 | UK:18 (tv rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Brazil:16 | Australia:MA (25th anniversary special edition) | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Norway:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R (certificate #24560) | West Germany:16

Locaciones de Filmación:

All Saints Church, Fulham, London, England, UK

Compañía:

Twentieth Century-Fox Productions

Trivialidades:

As part of its pre-release publicity campaign, and to point out the significance of "the three sixes" as The Sign of Satan, the movie was sneak-previewed nationwide in the USA on 6 June 1976. While audiences inside the theatres were being scared witless by the film, theatre employees were out front, busily putting up specially made posters declaring: "Today is the SIXTH day of the SIXTH month of Nineteen-Seventy-SIX!" Hokey though it was, the gimmick worked quite well, as many a theatre patron literally "freaked-out" upon seeing those posters as they left the previews.

Errores:

Continuidad: As Katherine falls from the hospital window, she waves both arms on the way down even though her right arm and shoulder had previously been solidly immobilized in a cast.

Citas:

[first lines]
Father Spiletto: [voiceover] The child is dead. He breathed for a moment. Then he breathed no more. The child is dead. Dead. The child is dead.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Dancing with the Stars: (#6.1)" (2007)

Banda de Sonido:

Ave Satani

Classic Satanic schlock.

'The Omen' scared the bejesus out of me as a kid. Watching it again all these years later much of its impact has worn off, and yes, it has dated quite badly, but it's still a wonderfully entertaining movie, probably second only to Polanski's 'Rosemary's Baby' in the Satanic/apocalyptic genre. It definitely wipes the floor with recent pretenders like 'Lost Souls' and 'End Of Days'.

One of the reasons it still works is that the actors take the (sometimes silly) material so seriously. And when you have actors of the calibre of Gregory Peck and David Warner it certainly helps. Peck is utterly convincing as the Ambassador who doesn't want to believe the shocking facts staring him in the face, and Warner, who often found himself in second rate b-grade rubbish, obviously relished his role as the inquisitive reporter who helps convince Peck that things are not as normal as they seem. Along with Peckinpah's 'Cross Of Iron', one of his best roles. Lee Remick is strong as Damien's worried mother, Billie Whitelaw chilling as the mysterious governess, and Patrick Troughton ('Dr Who' #2) is very good as a dying priest who knows the truth about the Thorn's son.

Forget the sequels, 'The Omen' is classic Satanic schlock, and still has more than a few scares left in it. Essential viewing for fans of 70s horror.