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- A science fiction thriller based on the 1954 novel "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson. Set in 1977, two years after biological warfare wiped out the entire world population, except for Robert Neville (Charlton Heston) and a few that have been mutated into light-sensitive flesh-eating psychopathic zombies who are partially blind.
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Oct 6, 2023 · Q: Is “The Omega Man” based on a book? A: Yes, “The Omega Man” is based on the 1954 novel “I Am Legend” by Richard Matheson. Q: Who stars in “The Omega Man”? A: The film stars Charlton Heston in the lead role, along with Anthony Zerbe and Rosalind Cash. Q: What is the premise of “The Omega Man”?
The Omega Man (stylized as The Ωmega Man) is a 1971 American post-apocalyptic action film [3] directed by Boris Sagal and starring Charlton Heston as a survivor of a pandemic. It was written by John William Corrington and Joyce Corrington, based on the 1954 novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson .
Mar 25, 2020 · The Omega Man tells the story of the Earth’s population decimated by a biological plague unleashed in a war between Russian and China. Only scientist Robert Neville played by Heston has immunity as he took some trial vaccine.
Sep 1, 2009 · Set in 1977, The Omega Man depicts the story of Robert Neville (the same character used in both the original book and I Am Legend) living in a very eerie Los Angeles after a nuclear war...
The Omega Man: Directed by Boris Sagal. With Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash, Paul Koslo. Dr Robert Neville has developed an experimental vaccine which makes him the only immune survivor of a biological catastrophe.
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- Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
- Boris Sagal
- 1971-08-01
“The Omega Man” is based on an uncredited novel by Richard Matheson. I wonder if it was I Am Legend, a very good work about the last normal man left in a world of vampires. He held them off with mirrors, crosses, and garlic–the usual mixture — and did very nearly as well as Heston with his spotlights.
Is "The Omega Man" based on a book? The Omega Man is based on the 1954 novel I am Legend by American author Richard Matheson. The novel was adapted for this film by screenwriters John and Joyce Corrington.
