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Omen (Blu-ray)

He's the Beginning of the End.

Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, English, Spanish, Subtitled

When their child is stillborn in Rome - on the 6th day, of the 6th month at the 6th hour - Robert Thorne, an American diplomat (Academy Award-winner Gregory Peck), and his wife Katherine (Lee Remick) are devastated. In his despair, Thorne exchanges his dead baby for one born at the same time...and unwittingly enters a bargain with the devil that culminates in a series of gruesome 'accidents'...and a child destined to one day destroy the world!

"A gruesome guilty pleasure horror film..."  Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier
"A truly frightening chiller. A definite classic of the horror genre."  Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-In.com
"...a good, tight, little horror shocker and one of the best of the apocalyptic genre."  John J. Puccio, DVD Town
"Creepy horror classic thats just plain fun to watch."  Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
"...a really fun horror film, filled with joyously manipulative undertones of Christian fear..."  Ted Prigge, Rec.Arts.Movies.Reviews

Editor's Note

A staid American ambassador (Peck) and his wife are heartbroken when their child is stillborn, but their heartbreak is only beginning when they adopt an orphan. As the boy grows, disaster surrounds him, beginning with the suicide of his nanny, and as the bodies pile up, his horrified father begins to believe that the boy is evil incarnate and must be destroyed. The unique climax paved the way for two popular sequels, "Damien - Omen II" and "Final Conflict."

Plot Summary

American ambassador Robert Thorn and his lovingly dedicated wife are expecting a child. But when the infant is stillborn a mysterious Italian priest convinces the diplomat to clandestinely adopt another of the hospital's newborn children. Thorn takes the priest's advice without telling his wife about their loss. After five short happy years together, things start to go wrong: the family's au pair commits suicide, Father Brennan warns Robert about the child's strange nature, and an archaeologist tries to convince ambassador Thorn that the boy is the anti-Christ incarnate.

Features

	Audio: English DTS HD 5.1 Surround Sound
	Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital Mono
	Dubbed: French, Spanish
	Interactive Menus
	Scene Selection
	Subtitles: English, Spanish
	This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound

Technical Info

Release Information
	Studio: Foxvideo
	Release Date: 9/15/2009
	Running Time: 111 minutes
	Original Release Date: 1976
	Catalog ID: 2253317
	UPC: 00024543533177
	Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
	Original Language: English
	Available Audio Tracks: English Dubbed, English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed
	Available Subtitles: English, Spanish
	Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
	Widescreen 2.35:1

Cast & Crew

	Billie Whitelaw
	Gregory Peck
	Tommy Duggan
	Robert Rietty
	Harvey Stephens
	Sheila Raynor
	Martin Benson
	Roy Boyd
	David Warner
	Robert McLeod
	Patrick Troughton
	Lee Remick
	Nicholas Campbell
	Leo McKern
	Nancy Manningham
	Holly Palance
	John Stride
	Gilbert Taylor - Director of Photography
	Jerry Goldsmith - Composer
	David Seltzer - Screenwriter
	John Richardson - Special Effects
	Stuart Baird - Editor
	Harvey Bernhard - Producer
	Carmen Dillon - Production Designer
	Richard Donner - Director

Awards


British Academy Awards (1977)
	Billie Whitelaw, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress

Golden Globe (1977)
	Harvey Stephens, Nominee, Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture - Male

Oscar (1977)
	Jerry Goldsmith, Winner, Best Music, Original Score
	Jerry Goldsmith, Nominee, Best Music, Original Song

Grammy (1977)
	Jerry Goldsmith, Nominee, Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special