Directed by Don Taylor Mike Hodges Written by Harvey Bernhard   David Seltzer   Stanley Mann   Mike Hodges   Cast William Holden ... Richard Thorn Lee Grant ... Ann Thorn Jonathan Scott-Taylor ... Damien Thorn Robert Foxworth ... Paul Buher Nicholas Pryor ... Charles Warren Lew Ayres ... Bill Atherton Sylvia Sidney ... Aunt Marion Lance Henriksen ... Sergeant Neff Elizabeth Shepherd ... Joan Hart Lucas Donat ... Mark Thorn Allan Arbus ... Pasarian (as Alan Arbus) Fritz Ford ... Murray Meshach Taylor ... Dr. Kane John J. Newcombe ... Teddy John Charles Burns ... Butler Paul Cook ... Colonel Diane Daniels ... Jane Robert E. Ingham ... Teacher William B. Fosser ... Minister Corney Morgan ... Greenhouse Technician Russell P. Delia ... Truck Driver Judith Dowd ... Maid Thomas O. Erhart Jr. ... Sergeant #1 Sorin Serene Pricopie ... Pasarian's Assistant (as Sorin Pricopie) Robert J. Jones Jr. ... Tour Guide Rusdi Lane ... Jim Gardner Charles Mountain ... Burial Priest Cornelia Sanders ... Young Girl Felix Shuman ... Dr. Fiedler James Spinks ... Technician #1 Owen Sullivan ... Byron William J. Whelehan ... Security Guard Uncredited Cast Ian Hendry ... Michael Gus Kaprales ... Limo Driver Leo McKern ... Carl Bugenhagen Pat Tanzillo ... Ice Hockey Player Produced by Harvey Bernhard   Joseph Lenzi   Mace Neufeld   Charles Orme   Original Music by Jerry Goldsmith

Additional Info Premiere: June 05, 1978 Theatrical Release: June 09, 1978 DVD Release: September 04, 2001 Blu-ray Release: October 15, 2019 Countries: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Production Companies Twentieth Century Fox (Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation in Los Angeles) (produced by) Harvey Bernhard Productions (A Harvey Bernhard Production) Mace Neufeld Productions (Mace Neufeld) (in association with) Distributors Twentieth Century Fox   (1978) (United States) (Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) (released by) (theatrical) Twentieth Century Fox Film Company   (1978) (United States) (theatrical) National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (1980) (United States) (TV) CBS/Fox   (1984) (United States) (VHS) CBS/Fox   (United States) (laserdisc) (video) Fox Video   (1992) (United States) (VHS) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2000) (United States) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2001) (United States) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2006) (United States) (DVD) Scream Factory   (2019) (United States) (deluxe collection) (Blu-ray) Filming Locations 12th Street Yard, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (The Train yard in New York) 1300 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Paul Buher's Penthouse) 231 S. La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Thorn Building interiors) Acre, Israel Belvoir Fortress, Israel   (Castle Exterior and Courtyard in Opening Scene) Chicago City Hall - 121 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Thorn Industries Building Exterior and Lobby) Eagle River, Wisconsin, USA Field Museum of Natural History - 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Near South Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA James W. Jardine Water Purification Plant, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Thorn Pesticide Plant) Lake Forest Academy - 1500 W. Kennedy Road, Lake Forest, Illinois, USA Merrill C. Meigs Field, Near South Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Airport for Pasarian's Return and Richard Thorn's Lear Jet - airport now demolished) Museum of Science & Industry - 57th & Lake Shore Drive, Jackson Park, Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (red elevator) Northwestern Military Academy, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA St. John's Military Academy - 1101 North Genesee Street, Delafield, Wisconsin, USA Stage 5, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA The Hospitaller Knights Halls and Escape Tunnel, Acre, Israel   (Interior of Belvoir Fortress and Tunnel Collapse) Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, USA   (Exterior) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.2 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,876 / 20,906 Site Ranking #2,872 The Nightingale (2018) #2,873 Host (2020) #2,874 Hotel Chevalier (2007) #2,875 Batman (1966) #2,876 Damien: Omen II (1978) #2,877 Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007) #2,878 The Monster Squad (1987) #2,879 Shin Godzilla (2016) #2,880 The Lord Of The Rings (1978)