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The Final Conflict

5.8

Released March 20, 1981Runtime 1h 48min

The power of evil is no longer in the hands of a child.

Damien Thorn has helped rescue the world from a recession, appearing to be a benign corporate benefactor. When he then becomes U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Damien fulfills a terrifying biblical prophecy. He also faces his own potential demise as an astronomical event brings about the second coming of Christ.

Genres

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Harvey Bernhard Productions

Mace Neufeld Productions

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $5,000,000
Revenue: $20,471,382
Profit/Loss: $15,471,382

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Cast

Sam NeillDamien Thorn

Rossano BrazziDe Carlo

Don GordonDean

Lisa HarrowKate Reynolds

Barnaby HolmPeter

Mason AdamsPresident

Robert ArdenAmerican Ambassador

Leueen WilloughbyBarbara

Marc BoyleBrother Benito

Milos KirekBrother Martin

Tommy DugganBrother Mattius

Louis MahoneyBrother Paulo

Richard OldfieldBrother Simeon

Tony VogelBrother Antonio

Arwen HolmCarol

Hugh MoxeyManservant

William FoxDiplomat

John BaskcombDiplomat

Norman BirdDr. Philmore

Marc SmithPress Officer

Arnold DiamondAstronomer

Eric RichardAstronomer's Technician

Richard WilliamsVicar

Stephen TurnerStigwell

Al MatthewsWorkman

Larry MartynOrator

Frank CodaOrator

Harry LittlewoodOrator

Harvey BernhardUS Embassy employee (uncredited)

Jeremy BullochNews reporter (uncredited)

Hazel CourtChampagne Woman (uncredited)

Guy StandevenAuction Attendee (uncredited)

Ruby WaxUS Ambassador's secretary (uncredited)

Crew

Dusty SymondsAssistant Director

Christopher NewmanSecond Assistant Director

Kieron PhippsSecond Assistant Director

Ceri EvansContinuity

Graham BakerDirector

Andrew BirkinWriter

David SeltzerCharacters

Brian BurgessProduction Supervisor

Maude SpectorCasting

Peter ElfordLocation Manager

Bryan CoatesLocation Manager

Andrew BirkinAssociate Producer

Richard DonnerExecutive Producer

Harvey BernhardProducer

Martin AtkinsonArt Direction

Freddie CooperCamera Operator

Tessa DaviesSet Decoration

Andy AndrewsProperty Master

Ronald ColemanConstruction Manager

Freddie WilliamsonMakeup Artist

Betty GlasowHairdresser

Tiny NichollsWardrobe Supervisor

Brian CoxWardrobe Supervisor

Ian WingroveSpecial Effects Supervisor

George WhitearStill Photographer

Steve ClaydonFocus Puller

Marc BoyleStunt Coordinator

Roy CharmanSound Mixer

Mike TuckerBoom Operator

William TrentSound Editor

Colin MillerDialogue Editor

Michael CliffordMusic Editor

Michael John BatemanAssistant Editor

Chris Douglas-MorrisAssistant Editor

Bill RoweSound Mixer

Rick JonesDialogue Coach

Alan StrachanEditor

Herbert WestbrookProduction Design

Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer

Robert PaynterDirector of Photography

Phil MeheuxDirector of Photography

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Reviews

Slay The Nazarene! The Final Conflict is directed by Graham Baker and written by David Seltzer and Andrew Birkin. It stars Sam Neill, Rossano Brazzi, Don Gordon, Lisa Harrow, Barnaby Holm and Mason Adams. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Phil Meheux and Robert Paynter. The th...

Sam Neill was great, even with some of the cheesier dialogue, as Damien. Feels a bit of an underwhelming conclusion to a trilogy but still was entertaining in a shocking way, going places not many films go... **3.0/5**

I am not much of a fan of Sam Neill at the best of times, and he really did not possess the skills to be menacing at all here. Still, this is way better than the second in the trilogy. Now running his huge "Thorn" conglomerate, "Damien" sets out to thwart the newly born Nazarine baby whom, together...