Holocaust 2000

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.

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

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.

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