The Omen
7.5
“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.
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Part of The Omen Collection
5 films
Cast
41 people
Gregory Peck
Robert Thorn
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
Roman Holiday
Stuart Baird
editor
Known for
Star Trek: Nemesis
Lee Remick
Katherine Thorn
Known for
Anatomy of a Murder
Around the World in 80 Days
David Warner
Jennings
Known for
Titanic
Tron
Billie Whitelaw
Mrs. Baylock
Known for
Merlin
Hot Fuzz
Harvey Stephens
Damien
Also in
The Omen
Gauguin the Savage
Patrick Troughton
Father Brennan
Known for
Doctor Who
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Martin Benson
Father Spiletto
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Goldfinger
Robert Rietti
Monk
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Hannibal
Tommy Duggan
Priest
Known for
Let's Not Get Angry
Gorgo
John Stride
The Psychiatrist
Known for
Macbeth
Thirteen at Dinner
Anthony Nicholls
Dr. Becker
Known for
Victim
Night of the Eagle
Richard Donner Director · David Seltzer Writer Jerry Goldsmith Composer
Worldwide gross $61M · Budget $2.8M · United States release June 25, 1976
Box office
Budget
$2,800,000
Worldwide gross
$60,922,980
Gross vs. budget
21.8×
Production
Mace Neufeld Productions
Production
Harvey Bernhard Productions
Production
Twentieth Century-Fox Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
The Antichrist · The Birthmark
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian · Latin
Release dates
Denmark · June 25, 1976
Theatrical
United States · June 25, 1976
Theatrical
Australia
December 23, 1976 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 21, 1977 · Theatrical
Finland
June 25, 1976 · Theatrical
France
November 17, 1976 · Theatrical
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
September 25, 1976 · Theatrical
Greece
November 5, 1976 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 11, 1977 · Theatrical
Italy
September 30, 1976 · Theatrical
Japan
October 2, 1976 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 18, 1977 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 11, 1976 · Theatrical
June 7, 2002 · TV · RTL 5
March 1, 2007 · Physical · DVD
November 5, 2008 · Physical · Bluray
Norway
June 25, 1976 · Theatrical
Poland
December 1, 1977 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 3, 1977 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 3, 1977 · Theatrical
Spain
September 20, 1976 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
November 8, 1976 · Theatrical
May 12, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona - Phenomena (Subtitled Version, 4K, Event)
May 14, 2021 · Premiere · Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival
Türkiye
February 15, 1980 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 16, 1976 · Theatrical
XC
November 5, 1992 · Theatrical
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