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The Godsend

  • 1980
  • R
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
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The Godsend (1980)
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When a strange woman has her baby at the Marlowe's house, then disappears, Kate Marlowe is forced to keep the baby, Bonnie. She loves the child, but when her own children are systematically ... Read allWhen a strange woman has her baby at the Marlowe's house, then disappears, Kate Marlowe is forced to keep the baby, Bonnie. She loves the child, but when her own children are systematically killed, suspicion turns to Bonnie.When a strange woman has her baby at the Marlowe's house, then disappears, Kate Marlowe is forced to keep the baby, Bonnie. She loves the child, but when her own children are systematically killed, suspicion turns to Bonnie.

  • Director
    • Gabrielle Beaumont
  • Writers
    • Olaf Pooley
    • Bernard Taylor
  • Stars
    • Malcolm Stoddard
    • Cyd Hayman
    • Angela Pleasence
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Gabrielle Beaumont
    • Writers
      • Olaf Pooley
      • Bernard Taylor
    • Stars
      • Malcolm Stoddard
      • Cyd Hayman
      • Angela Pleasence
    • 26User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Malcolm Stoddard
    Malcolm Stoddard
    • Alan Marlowe
    Cyd Hayman
    Cyd Hayman
    • Kate Marlowe
    Angela Pleasence
    Angela Pleasence
    • The Stranger
    Patrick Barr
    Patrick Barr
    • Dr. Collins
    Wilhelmina Green
    Wilhelmina Green
    • Bonnie
    Joanne Boorman
    Joanne Boorman
    • Bonnie
    Angela Deamer
    • Lucy Marlowe
    Clarissa Young
    • Younger Lucy
    Lee Gregory
    • Davie
    Piers Eady
    • Sam Marlowe
    Anna Wing
    • Mrs. Taverner
    Artro Morris
    • Mr. Taverner
    Hilary Minster
    • Reporter
    James Snell
    • London Doctor
    Corinne Skinner-Carter
    • Hospital Doctor
    Jonathan Elsom
    • Executive
    Bernard Taylor
    • Executive
    • Director
      • Gabrielle Beaumont
    • Writers
      • Olaf Pooley
      • Bernard Taylor
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    • Trivia
      This first novel by Bernard Taylor was adapted into a film that was released in 1980 starring Malcolm Stoddard, Cyd Hayman and Angela Pleasence. The film made its DVD debut courtesy of Shout! Factory and MGM Home Entertainment on August 20, 2013 and its Blu-ray debut in the summer of 2015 via Shout! Factory's imprint, Scream Factory.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Windows/Heart Beat/The Runner Stumbles/Rape of Love (1980)

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    6/10

    It's got NOTHING to do with The Omen!

    This movie is not connected to, a rip off of or inspired by The Omen. Just because both happen to be about an evil child doesn't mean a thing. The Godsend is pure science fiction: what if there was a sub-species of humans who bred the same way the cuckoo does. This bird has the nasty habit of laying it's eggs in the nests of birds of other species. The baby cuckoo imitates the calls of its nestmates so the unwilling adoptive parents are none the wiser. At its first opportunity the baby cuckoo murders the other babies by pushing them out of the nest. That's what this movie was about.
    • visvivalaw
    • Nov 9, 2001
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    • Release date
      • January 18, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Horror-Baby
    • Filming locations
      • The Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, England, UK(Alan spots 'the stranger' by a lake in a park)
    • Production company
      • London-Cannon Films
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    • Budget
      • €12,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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