The Omen (1976 film)

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film supernatural horror film

The Omen (1976 film) is a 1976 supernatural horror movie about a couple who unknowingly raise the Antichrist, renowned for its ominous atmosphere, shocking set pieces, and influential impact on the horror genre.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
The Omen	27
The Omen (1976 film) canonical	21
The Omen (2006 film)	5
Damien in The Omen	1
The Omen (2006)	1
The Omen (music supervision)	1
The Omen film series	1
The Omen franchise	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T379503 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Omen (1976 film)
Context triple: [Gregory Peck, notableWork, The Omen (1976 film)]

A. Black Sunday
Black Sunday was a catastrophic 1935 dust storm during the Dust Bowl that turned daytime skies black and became one of the era’s most infamous environmental disasters.
B. Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a horror novel by Stephen King about a burial ground with the power to resurrect the dead, leading to terrifying consequences for a grieving family.
C. The Conjuring
The Conjuring is a 2013 supernatural horror film directed by James Wan that follows real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren as they confront a malevolent presence haunting a family’s farmhouse.
D. The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
The Ten Commandments (1956 film) is an epic religious drama directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, renowned for its grand scale, special effects, and enduring cultural impact.
E. Doctor X
Doctor X is a 1932 pre-Code horror mystery film noted for its early use of two-color Technicolor and starring Fay Wray and Lionel Atwill.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Omen (1976 film)
Target entity description: The Omen (1976 film) is a 1976 supernatural horror movie about a couple who unknowingly raise the Antichrist, renowned for its ominous atmosphere, shocking set pieces, and influential impact on the horror genre.

A. Black Sunday
Black Sunday was a catastrophic 1935 dust storm during the Dust Bowl that turned daytime skies black and became one of the era’s most infamous environmental disasters.
B. Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a horror novel by Stephen King about a burial ground with the power to resurrect the dead, leading to terrifying consequences for a grieving family.
C. The Conjuring
The Conjuring is a 2013 supernatural horror film directed by James Wan that follows real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren as they confront a malevolent presence haunting a family’s farmhouse.
D. The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
The Ten Commandments (1956 film) is an epic religious drama directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, renowned for its grand scale, special effects, and enduring cultural impact.
E. Doctor X
Doctor X is a 1932 pre-Code horror mystery film noted for its early use of two-color Technicolor and starring Fay Wray and Lionel Atwill.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film ⓘ supernatural horror film ⓘ
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Score for Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ linked to: Academy Award for Best Original Score
basedOn	original screenplay by David Seltzer ⓘ
character	Damien Thorn ⓘ Father Brennan ⓘ Katherine Thorn ⓘ Keith Jennings ⓘ Mrs. Baylock ⓘ Robert Thorn ⓘ
cinematographer	Gilbert Taylor ⓘ
composer	Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
director	Richard Donner ⓘ
distributor	20th Century Fox ⓘ
editor	Stuart Baird ⓘ
filmingLocation	Italy ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
followedBy	Damien: Omen II ⓘ
genre	horror film ⓘ occult horror ⓘ supernatural horror ⓘ
hasSequel	Damien: Omen II ⓘ
hasSoundtrack	Ave Satani ⓘ
hasTheme	fate vs. free will ⓘ parenthood ⓘ religious prophecy ⓘ
influenced	later supernatural horror films about demonic children ⓘ
mainSubject	Antichrist ⓘ adoption ⓘ prophecy ⓘ
narrativeLocation	Italy ⓘ London ⓘ linked to: London, England Rome ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
nominatedFor	Saturn Award for Best Horror Film ⓘ
notableFor	influential impact on the horror genre ⓘ ominous atmosphere ⓘ shocking death scenes ⓘ
notableWorkOf	Richard Donner ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	The Omen film series ⓘ linked to: The Omen (1976 film)
plotSummary	A diplomat and his wife unknowingly raise a child who is revealed to be the Antichrist, surrounded by mysterious deaths and apocalyptic prophecies. ⓘ
producer	Harvey Bernhard ⓘ
productionCompany	Mace Neufeld Productions ⓘ Twentieth Century Fox ⓘ linked to: 20th Century Fox
publicationDate	1976 ⓘ
rating	R (MPAA) ⓘ
releaseDate	1976-06-06 ⓘ
runtime	approximately 111 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter	David Seltzer ⓘ
setInTimePeriod	20th century ⓘ
starring	Billie Whitelaw ⓘ David Warner ⓘ Gregory Peck ⓘ Harvey Stephens ⓘ Lee Remick ⓘ Patrick Troughton ⓘ

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Referenced by (58)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gregory Peck → notableWork → The Omen (1976 film) ⓘ

Eldred Gregory Peck → notableWork → The Omen (1976 film) ⓘ

subject linked to: Eldred

The Omen (1976 film) → partOf → The Omen film series ⓘ