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"THE FINAL CONFLICT"

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. . . and the Beast shall reign one
hundred score and thirty days and nights.
. . out of the angel isle he shall bring
forth a deliverer who shall battle with
the beast. . .

Book of Hebron The Apocrypha

For "angel isle" read Britain; for "Beast" read Damien Thorn; and
the "battle with the Beast" is "The Final Conflict," the final and
most terrifying chapter of the "Omen" trilogy. The chilling saga
continues with Damien, now a grown man of 33, head of the gigantic
Thorn Corporation, Ambassador to the Court of St. James and, as
advisor to the President of the United States; one step away from
the most powerful position on earth.

"If there was an Antichrist," producer Harvey Bernhard says of
Damien, "to have a large following he would have to be the most
handsome, charismatic, brilliant, wealthy and popular leader in
the world. Damien Thorn is all these -- and more."

Damien's relentless determination to dominate the souls of all men
has only strengthened with the years.

In "The Omen," audiences discovered just who Damien was the son of
Satan.

In "Damien--Omen II" they watched horrified as the child reached
adolescence, his-malevolent powers intact.

And in "The Final Conflict" they'll see the adult Damien pursue
his diabolical mission on a global scale, using his lofty position
to bring the world to the brink of chaos.

The power of evil is no longer in the hands of a child... Sam
Neill, who gained international acclaim for his performance in the
Australian film, "My Brilliant Career" is electrifying as Damien,
a man whose seductive charm and intelligence mask his corrupted
soul.

Lisa Harrow, a distinguished classical actress with London's Royal
Shakespeare Company, is Kate Reynolds, a young television
journalist attracted to, then horrified by Damien.

Rossano Brazzi, the romantic leading man of some 200 films, is
Father DeCarlo, a priest whose sacred mission is to destroy the
Antichrist.

Don Gordon is Dean, personal aide to Damien Thorn, partnered in a
deadly scheme that ultimately endangers the life of his new-born
son.

Barnaby Holm is Peter, Kate's 13-year-old son who falls under
Damien's sinister influence.

"The Final Conflict" is a Harvey Bernhard Production in
association with Mace Neufeld. The 20th Century-Fox release was
produced by Bernhard and directed by Graham Baker from a
screenplay by Andrew Birkin. Richard Donner is executive producer.
The music is by Jerry Goldsmith, an Oscar winner for his score for
the original "Omen" in 1976.

The war between Good and Evil dramatized in "The Final Conflict"
begins amidst the ruins of the old Thorn museum in Chicago, where
the seven daggers of Meggido are discovered.

The only elements on earth capable of destroying the Antichrist,
they find their way to the stark, crumbling Subiaco Monastery in
Northern Italy, into the hands of seven monks dedicated to
eliminating infinite evil and preserving the world for the Second
Coming.

Led by Father DeCarlo, the seven men set out for London, where
Damien Thorn has just been appointed Ambassador to the Court of
St. James. In the ensuing days, six monks try -- and fail -- to
kill Damien with one of the sacred daggers. One by one they fall
to the demonic powers of evil.

In London, Damien is interviewed by television journalist Kate
Reynolds, who is taken by Damien's apparent warmth and charm. Her
son Peter is equally taken with Damien, but with the sinister side
of the man.

Father DeCarlo learns that the long-awaited Second Coming has,
indeed, happened, and that there is a new Saviour born. Damien, in
a perverted echo of Biblical times, orders his assistant to carry
out a horrifying plan to destroy the new Messiah, whoever he might
be. When DeCarlo learns of the plan, he enlists the aid of Kate to
stop, once and for all, the evil Damien.

Although Damien is the personification of man's darkest impulses,
an incarnation of pure evil, the character emerges with human
dimensions as well. Balancing the dark side of Damien with his
outwardly urbane, easy-going facade, was a fascinating challenge
to Sam Neill, who began acting in New Zealand in the late 1960s.

"I had to be quite careful to make Damien an amiable kind of man,
very smooth in action and appearance," Neill explains. "At the
same time I had to let his true inner nature show through.

"He is the human son of Satan, fully and totally committed to his
Father. But just as Mary Magdalene represented temptation to
Jesus, so Kate represents temptation to Damien. She awakens human
feelings within him and could so easily lead him astray from his
insidious mission, his inglorious destiny."

Kate Reynolds, the journalist who falls in love with Damien, with
ominous consequences for herself and her son, is described by Lisa
Harrow as "the catalyst in Damien's destiny."

"Kate is a normal woman, typical of many woman today. She's hard-
working and trying to raise a son alone. She's not necessarily
looking for a man to be involved with, but when she meets Damien,
she sees the possibility of an inviting relationship. Kate is so
captivated by his facade that she doesn't see beneath it or
realize the dangerous effect he's having on her son."

Initially the pragmatic Kate refuses to believe that she and her
son have come under the shadow of the man who is actually the
Antichrist, even when confronted with the evidence of Damien's
vainglorious intentions.

Finally, though, she realizes that she has but one choice, to help
Father DeCarlo complete his holy mission and thwart Damien.

The mission takes DeCarlo and his disciples first to London, then
to the beautiful countryside of St. Austeel, Cornwall, some five
hours from London" where Damien is taking part in a fox-hunt. It
is there during the exciting and masterfully photographed hunt,
that two of the monks try to kill Damien, only to be confronted
and destroyed by him.

The suspense-filled climax of "The Final Conflict" was filmed at
the spectacular ruins of Fountains Abbey, a 12th century monastery
in North Yorkshire.

An abbey of the Cisterian Order, it was established in 1132 and
enlarged between 1150 and 1203. The last period of construction
took place over 400 years ago. Its eerie remains -- ghostly yet
majestic and awe-inspiring -- provide a perfect setting for the
final moments on earth of Damien Thorn.

***

New Zealand's SAM NEILL plays the coveted role of Damien Thorn in
"The Final Conflict."

"I must have seen just about every young actor there is,"
according to the film's producer Harvey Bernhard. "I'd spent six
months on a talent hunt." Then James Mason saw Sam Neill in "My
Brilliant Career" and, quite unsolicited, wrote a letter
recommending him to various film producers.

Bernhard invited Neill to London for a screen test. "As soon as I
saw him on film, I knew I had found the actor I was looking for,"
the producer recalls.

Though still a young man of 32, Neill has had considerable
experience on both sides of the camera. Last year he starred in
the award-winning Australian film, "My Brilliant Career," which
introduced him to the international film community.

Neill was born in Northern Ireland, where his father was serving
with the British Army. When he was eight, he and his family,
native New Zealanders, moved back home.

As a student at the University of Canterbury Neill's dramatic
talent was fully recognized. His acting career there reached a
peak with "Macbeth" and he spent a year touring New Zealand with a
repertory company.

In 1971, disillusioned with theatre, he moved into films. He
joined the New Zealand National Film Unit and combined acting and
directing there. He distinguished himself behind the camera with a
number of critically acclaimed documentaries and short films.

Neill also played the lead in three New Zealand films: "Landfall"
(1974), "Ashes" (1975) and "Sleeping Dogs" (1978). It was the
screening of "Sleeping Dogs" in Sydney which aroused the interest
of producer Margaret Fink and director Gill Armstrong who cast him
as Harry Beecham in his break-through film, "My Brilliant Career."

It was at this point that Neill became what he calls "an
Australian from New Zealand." He remained in Australia to star in
two more feature films, two short films and a considerable number
of television productions before his role in "The Final Conflict"
took him to the United Kingdom.

He has two outstanding memories of working in England. "It's
cold," he smiles. "And I've never been called 'Sir' before."

Neill lives in an old restored terraced house in the Paddington
area of Sydney, but with the considerable interest shown in him by
American and British producers, he is prepared to travel
extensively.

"As long as I can return to Sydney between assignments, then I
will happily travel the globe wherever the work takes me."