Rent The Omega Man (1971)
3.4 of 5 from 143 ratings
1h 34min
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- Synopsis:
- Welcome to the future. Biological war has decimated life on Earth. Los Angeles is a windswept ghost town where Robert Neville tools his convertible through sunlit streets foraging for supplies. And makes damn sure he gets undercover before sundown, when other 'inhabitants' emerge. The Omega Man adapts Richard Matheson's novel I Am Legend into a high-impact high-tension saga of a fate not so far removed from reality. Charlton Heston is Neville, fending off attacks by The Family, sinister neopeople spawned by the plague. He also becomes a man with a mission after meeting Lisa (Rosalind Cash), another uninfected survivor - and guardian of some healthy children representing our species' hope.
- Actors:
- Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash, Paul Koslo, Eric Laneuville, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Jill Giraldi, Anna Aries, Brian Tochi, DeVeren Bookwalter, John Dierkes, Monika Henreid, Linda Redfearn, Forrest Wood, Steve Goldstein
- Directors:
- Boris Sagal
- Writers:
- John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- A History of Cinemas in Films, A History of Films Set In The Future, inema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 2, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide: to Tim Burton, What We Were Watching in 1971
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 10/03/2008
- Run Time:
- 98 minutes
- Languages:
- Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0, English Dolby Digital 1.0, French Dolby Digital 1.0, German Dolby Digital 1.0, Italian Dolby Digital 1.0, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0
- Subtitles:
- Brazilian, Castillian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Introduction by co-stars Eric Laneuville and Paul Koslo and screenwriter Joyce H. Corrington
- Vintage Featurette: The last man alive - The omega man
- Theatrical trailer
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Reviews (1) of The Omega Man
A curiosity - The Omega Man review by CSF
As far as science fiction films are concerned, Charlton Heston has done better. His best film is Soylent Green. It reflects our century a lot more than Omega Man. Because Omega Man is about the consequences of a virus, one thinks immediately about Covid 19. In fact it has little to do and I found the film weak.
The film is a little dated but it is a curiosity. The acting is ordinary and the special effects well done but a bit naive. Heston plays the part of yet another Prometheus.
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