Prophecy

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PG,1hr 42min

Genres:

Horror,Sci-Fi

Released:

June 15, 1979

Distributor:

Paramount Pictures

Starring:

Talia Shire, Robert Foxworth, Armand Assante ... More

Synopsis: This schlock horror classic from the 1970s is a product of the career ebb experienced by director John Frankenheimer. Robert Foxworth stars as Dr. Robert Verne, an inner-city physician renowned for his compassion and fairness. So he's asked by the EPA to mediate a dispute between Native American tribes and a polluting paper mill in isolated northern Maine. Accompanied by his pregnant wife Maggie (Talia Shire), a classical musician, Robert journeys to the deep woods, where he meets the tribal leader, ... Full Synopsis

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	Donald Guarisco, AMG Review The summer of 1979 saw a glut of horror films at the American box office -- and sadly, Prophecy lies somewhere near the bottom of the barrel. The first problem is the script by David Seltzer: it has none of the forward momentum or gripping setpieces of his better-known work on The Omen. Those elements are replaced here with an endless barrage of heavy-handed messages about ecology, the mistreatment ... Read Review