The Omen is a movie novelization written by David Seltzer in 1976 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Richard Donner in 1976. The movie features Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Harvey Stephens, Leo McKern, and others.
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Storyline
In Rome, American diplomat Robert Thorn is in a hospital where his wife Katherine gives birth to a boy. Robert is told the infant died. Moments later, the hospital chaplain, Father Spiletto, urges Robert to secretly adopt an infant whose mother died in childbirth. Robert agrees, but does not inform Katherine that the child is not their own. They name him Damien.
Movie vs Book
Year
1976
Minutes
111
Movie Rate
7.50
Source: IMDb
Year
1976
Pages
272
Book Rate
8.04
S: Goodreads
Book
The Omen
Author: David Seltzer
Country: USA
First published in: 1976
Length: 272 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Omen
User polls & recommendations
“As an author, you can’t expect a movie to be an illustration of the book. If that’s what you hope for, you shouldn’t sell the rights.”
BERNARD SCHLINK (Writer)
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