The Omen - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "The Omen"
The Omen (1976)
Timing: 1:51 (111 min)
The Omen - TMDB rating
7.41/10
2366
The Omen - Kinopoisk rating
7.636/10
42940
The Omen - IMDB rating
7.5/10
146000

Film crew

Director

Producer

Harvey Bernhard
Producer
Charles Orme
Producer

Executive Producer

Mace Neufeld
Executive Producer

Writer

Casting

Maude Spector
Casting

Editor

Art Direction

Photo Carmen Dillon #125520
Carmen Dillon
Art Direction

Stunts

Stunt Coordinator

Photo Alf Joint #83229
Alf Joint
Stunt Coordinator

Makeup Artist

Stuart Freeborn
Makeup Artist

Original Music Composer

Photo Jerry Goldsmith #20734

Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer

Orchestrator

Alexander Courage
Orchestrator

Director of Photography

Gilbert Taylor
Director of Photography

Camera Operator

Gerry Anstiss
Camera Operator

Costume Supervisor

Tiny Nicholls
Costume Supervisor

Assistant Art Director

George Richardson
Assistant Art Director

Property Master

George Ball
Property Master
John Chisholm
Property Master

Electrician

Peter Bloor
Electrician

Hairstylist

Patricia McDermott
Hairstylist

Still Photographer

Bob Penn
Still Photographer

Production Manager

Claude Hudson
Production Manager

Screenplay

Assistant Editor

Chris Ridsdale
Assistant Editor

Location Manager

Bernard Hanson
Location Manager

Special Effects

George Gibbs
Special Effects
John Richardson
Special Effects

Assistant Director

David Tomblin
Assistant Director
Steve Lanning
Assistant Director

Other

Elaine Schreyeck
Other

Set Dressing Artist

Tessa Davies
Set Dressing Artist

Additional Soundtrack

Lionel Newman
Additional Soundtrack

What's left behind the scenes

  • The first screenings of the film took place on June 6, 1976, marking the number of the Antichrist – 666.
  • Gregory Peck, who played the main role, beat out his competitors Charlton Heston, Roy Scheider, and William Holden, despite not appearing in any serious films for about five years (from 1971 to 1975). Holden, however, landed the lead role in the sequel "Damien: Omen II".
  • After the working title of the film changed from "Antichrist" to "The Birthmark," members of the film crew began to experience misfortunes: Gregory Peck and screenwriter David Zelzer flew to the UK on different planes, and both aircraft were struck by lightning; the film's producer Harvey Bernhard narrowly avoided being struck by lightning while in Rome; Gregory Peck was supposed to fly to Israel, but was forced to cancel the trip for some reason. Later, news came of a plane crash – there were no survivors.
  • Gregory Peck agreed to a significant reduction in his standard fee, settling for $250,000. As a bonus, Gregory was to receive 10% of the film's box office gross ($60.9 million in the US alone). Thus, "The Omen" became the most profitable film of Gregory's career.
  • Mike Hodges was offered to lead the filming process, but the director declined. Subsequently, Mike was appointed director of the sequel, but 20 days after filming began, Hodges was removed from the project due to creative differences with the producers.
  • Immediately after the film's release in North American theaters, the demand for Rottweilers sharply increased.
  • Harvey Stephens, who played Damien, is a natural blonde.
  • Harvey Stephens, who played Damien, did not know he was filming a horror movie.
  • Filming took place from October 12, 1975, to January 2, 1976.
  • To make the baboon pack attack the car, a Windsor Zoo employee was placed in the back seat with the pack leader. The monkeys went wild, eliciting genuine emotions from the lead actress, Lee Remick.
  • Dead sardines, painted orange, were used in the scene where the basket of fish is overturned. Director Richard Donner refused to use live fish for the shoot for ethical reasons.
  • A corresponding vertical set piece, symbolizing a floor, was used for the scene of Lee Remick's fall. Therefore, stunt performers were not needed to film this scene.
  • After the working title of the film changed from "Antichrist" to "The Birthmark", members of the film crew began to experience misfortunes: Gregory Peck and screenwriter David Zelzer flew to the UK on different planes, and both aircraft were struck by lightning; the film's producer, Harvey Bernhard, narrowly avoided being struck by lightning while in Rome; Gregory Peck was supposed to fly to Israel, but was forced to cancel the trip for some reason. Later came news of a plane crash – there were no survivors.
  • Gregory Peck agreed to a significant reduction in his standard fee, settling for $250,000. As a bonus, Gregory was to receive 10% of the film's box office receipts ($60.9 million in the US alone). Thus, "The Omen" became Gregory’s most profitable film in his career.
  • Dead sardines, painted orange, were used in the scene with the overturned aquarium. Director Richard Donner refused to use live fish for the filming due to ethical concerns.
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