The Omega Man (1971)

Director:

Boris Sagal

Writers:

John William Corrington (screenplay) and
Joyce Hooper Corrington (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

1 August 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Pray for the last man alive. Because he's not alone.

Plot:

Robert Neville, a doctor, due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons...

Plot Keywords:

Plague | Flashback | Albino | Vaccine | Military Officer

Cast

Charlton Heston	...	Robert Neville
Anthony Zerbe	...	Jonathan Matthias
Rosalind Cash	...	Lisa
Paul Koslo	...	Dutch
Eric Laneuville	...	Richie
Lincoln Kilpatrick	...	Zachary
Jill Giraldi	...	Little Girl
Anna Aries	...	Woman in Cemetery Crypt
Brian Tochi	...	Tommy
DeVeren Bookwalter	...	Family Member
John Dierkes	...	Family Member
Monika Henreid	...	Family Member
Linda Redfearn	...	Family Member
Forrest Wood	...	Family Member

Also Known As:

1975: occhi bianchi sul pianeta Terra (Italy) [it]
Den sista mannen (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Den siste mannen (Sweden) [sv]
Der Omega-Mann (West Germany) [de]
El último hombre... vivo (Spain) [es]
La última esperanza (Venezuela) [es]
Le survivant (France) [fr]
O Último Homem na Terra (Portugal) [pt]
O anthropos pou antikryse tin Kolasi (Greece) [el]
Sidste mand i live (Denmark) [da]
Tek adam (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Viimeinen mies (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Canada:14A | USA:PG | Sweden:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Brazil:14 | Canada:PG (TV rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1971) | UK:PG | USA:GP

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Early in the film, Neville sees a calendar dated March 1975, then remarks that the local cinema is offering Woodstock "for the third straight year". This indicates The Omega Man (1971) is set in 1977. (Heston himself mentions the year 1977 while recording his audio diary.)

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the stadium, one of the Family members moves to cover his eyes before the flash bomb goes off.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[the last man on earth wrecks his car]
Robert Neville: There's never a cop around when you need one.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Last Man Alive (1971)

Soundtrack:

'Round Midnight

Charlton Heston as the last man living !

This is one of my favourite sci-fi movies with Charlton Heston making credible the whole story for me. Anthony Zerbe is tremendous as the family leader as is the now deceased Lincoln Kilpatrick as Zerbes sidekick. Heston as seemingly the last man on earth brings feeling to the film in some cleverly scripted conversations with himself! In fact the script is punctuated by some great one liners! Quick-paced & tense with good supporting performances from Paul Koslo as "Dutch" & Rosalind Cash as "Lisa" Dated now it is, but still stands the test of time as a truly great 70's sci-fi & if you haven't seen it, then you are in for a treat. Great music too from Ron Grainer! Do not miss this one! A full 10 out of 10!