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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Director's Cut, Documentary, Interviews
When Kathy Thorn (Lee Remick) gives birth to a stillborn baby, her husband Robert (Gregory Peck) shields her from the devastating truth and substitutes an orphaned infant for their own--unaware of the child's satanic origins. The horror begins on Damien's fifth birthday when his nanny stages a dramatic suicide. Soon after, a priest who tries to warn Damien's father is killed in a freakish accident. As the death toll mounts, Robert realizes his son is the Antichrist and decides he must kill the boy to prevent him from fulfilling a cataclysmic prophecy. Briskly paced and breathtakingly evil, is the first film in a classic four-part legacy of terror.
"An absolutely riveting, thoroughly scary experience!" Los Angeles Times
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 | Spanish Subtitles | | Original English Mono | | French Mono | | English Subtitles | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Newly Mixed English Stereo | | 6-Minute Short: Curse Or Coincidence | | Anamorphic Widescreen | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | All-New 46-Minute Documentary: 666: The Omen Revealed | | Commentary By Richard Donner And Stuard Baird | | Jerry Goldsmith On Four Of His Favorite Themes |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 9/5/2000 |
| Running Time: 111 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1976 | | Catalog ID: 2000448 | | UPC: 00024543004486 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1976) |  | Jerry Goldsmith, Winner, Best Original Score |
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| | Professional Reviews | Ultimate DVD
5 stars out of 5 -- "Donner's film deftly delves into Christian mythology, constructing a fantastically tall and creepy tale..." 07/01/2006 p.86eFilmcritic.com 8 of 10
One of the classics of seventies horror...stylish and dark...finely-acted and well-directed...still stands as a solid scarefest.
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