The Omen
1976 film by Richard Donner · Released June 6, 1976
The Omen is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner, written by David Seltzer, and produced by Harvey Bernhard. It stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Spencer Stephens (in his film debut), Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, and Leo McKern. The film follows Damien Thorn, a young child replaced at birth by his father, unbeknownst to his wife, after their biological child dies shortly after birth. While a series of mysterious events and violent deaths occur around the family and Damien enters childhood, they come to understand he is in fact the prophesied Antichrist.
Cast ages when filming began (1975)
- Gregory Peck, as Robert Thorn: 58–59
- Lee Remick, as Katherine Thorn: 39–40
- David Warner, as Keith Jennings: 33–34
- Billie Whitelaw, as Mrs: 42–43
- Harvey Spencer Stephens, as Damien Thorn: 4–5
- Patrick Troughton, as Father Brennan: 54–55
- Nicholas Campbell, as embassy guard Marine Corporal: 22–23
- Leo McKern, as Carl Bugenhagen: 54–55
- Martin Benson, as Father Spiletto: 56–57
- John Stride, as The Psychiatrist: 38–39
- Freda Dowie, as Nun: 46–47
- Tommy Duggan, as Priest: 65–66
- Harvey Bernhard: 50–51
- Bruce Boa, as Thorn Aide 1: 44–45