Holocaust 2000

Holocaust 2000
Italian theatrical poster
Directed byAlberto De Martino
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Sergio Donati
  • Alberto De Martino[1]
Produced byEdmondo Amati[1]
Starring
CinematographyErico Menczer[1]
Edited byVincenzo Tomassi[1]
Music byEnnio Morricone[1]
Production
companies
  • Embassy Productions
  • Aston Film[1]
Distributed by
Release date
  • 1977 (1977)
Countries
  • Italy
  • United Kingdom[1]
LanguageEnglish

Holocaust 2000 (also released as The Chosen and Rain of Fire) is a 1977 horror film directed by Alberto De Martino, written by De Martino, Michael Robson, and Sergio Donati, and starring Kirk Douglas, Simon Ward, Agostina Belli, Anthony Quayle, Virginia McKenna, and Alexander Knox. The original musical score was composed by Ennio Morricone.

The British-Italian co-production was produced by Edmondo Amati for The Rank Organisation and Titanus, and is widely-considered a cash-in on the success of the similarly-themed The Omen, which was released a year earlier. It received mixed reviews, but has become a cult classic.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Holocaust 2000". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 45, no. 528. London: British Film Institute. 1978. pp. 47–48.
  2. ^ "New York Times: Holocaust 2000". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Holocaust 2000 (1977)". British Horror Films. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2016.