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Vintage original 8x10 in. US mini lobby card from the classic 1970's horror thriller, THE OMEN, released in 1976 by 20th Century-Fox and directed by Richard Donner. Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist, the Devil's own son?
As indicated in the bottom left corner, this is lobby card #6 from the set of 8 cards. The image depicts the scene where Carl Bugenhagen (Leo McKern) shows Ambassador Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck) the seven daggers and explains the method of how to use them against Thorn's own son, Damien (Harvey Stephens), who is the Antichrist. It is unrestored in very fine condition without any pinholes, tears, or stains and only light signs of minimal wear on the corners.
The film seemed to fall victim to a sinister curse. Star Gregory Peck and screenwriter David Seltzer took separate planes to the UK...yet BOTH planes were struck by lightning. While producer Harvey Bernhard was in Rome, lightning just missed him. Rottweilers hired for the film attacked their trainers. A hotel at which director Richard Donner was staying got bombed by the IRA; he was also struck by a car. After Peck canceled another flight to Israel, the plane he would have chartered crashed...killing all on board. On day one of the shoot, several principal members of the crew survived a head-on car crash. The jinx appeared to persist well into post-production when special effects artist John Richardson was injured and his girlfriend beheaded in an accident on the set of A Bridge Too Far (1977). Composer Jerry Goldsmith won the Academy award for "Best Original Score" for The Omen. |