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The Omega Man

The Omega Man

The last man alive...is not alone!

19716.21h 38m

Overview

Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only human survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. Besides him, only a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people remain; sensitive to light, and homicidally psychotic.

Directed by Boris Sagal
Written by John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington, Richard Matheson
Produced by Walter Seltzer
Box Office0Revenue: $8.7M

Top Cast

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Robert Neville

Anthony Zerbe

Anthony Zerbe

Matthias

Rosalind Cash

Rosalind Cash

Lisa

Paul Koslo

Paul Koslo

Dutch

Eric Laneuville

Eric Laneuville

Richie

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Zachary

Anna Aries

Anna Aries

Woman in Cemetery Crypt

Brian Tochi

Brian Tochi

Tommy

DeVeren Bookwalter

DeVeren Bookwalter

Family Member

John Dierkes

John Dierkes

Family Member

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookdystopiapost-apocalyptic futuresurvivalistvaccinelast man on earthplaguepandemicmutantsvaccine researcher

About The Omega Man

The Omega Man is a science fiction, action, drama, thriller film released in 1971 exploring themes of based on novel or book, dystopia, post-apocalyptic future, survivalist, vaccine, last man on earth. Directed by Boris Sagal, it stars Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash. Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only human survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. Besides him, only a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people remain; sensitive to light, and homicidally psychotic.

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