The Calling
They Kill to Serve Satan's Child.
2000 | 89m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Richard Caesar |
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| Writer: | John Rice, Rudy Gaines |
| Staring: |
| On her wedding night, a young woman conceives a child during an hallucinatory encounter. Several years later, as her friends and family begin to behave strangely, she pieces together clues that lead to one conclusion...her son is the Antichrist | |
| Release Date: | Dec 21, 2000 |
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| Director: | Richard Caesar |
| Writer: | John Rice, Rudy Gaines |
| Genres: | Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Constantin Film, Fanes Film, IMF |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Laura Harris | Kristie St. Clair |
| Richard Lintern | Marc St. Clair |
| Francis Magee | Carmac |
| Alex Roe | Dylan St. Clair |
| Alice Krige | Elizabeth Plummer |
| John Standing | Jack Plummer |
| Peter Waddington | Priester Mullin |
| Nick Brimble | Police Inspector Oliver Morton |
| Rachel Shelley | Shelly |
| Camilla Power | Lynette |
| Deborah Baxter | Receptionist |
| Jack McKenzie | Norman |
| Christine Moore | Little Girl’s Mother |
| Danielle Green | Little Girl |
| Roger Brierley | Reverend |
| Detlef Bothe | Scouser |
| Antony Carrick | Thomas Biden |
| Liam Hess | Sammy Plummer |
| Laura Cox | Red Haired Woman |
| Imogen Bain | Bargirl |
| Louise Rolfe | Girl in Bar |
| Steven Osborne | Irishman |
| Lisa Martin | Girl on Playground |
| Alisa Bosschaert | Girl’s Mother |
| Julian Sims | Doctor |
| Veronica Roberts | Nurse |
| Cordelia Bugeja | Young Nurse |
| John Key | Midget |
| Heidi Monsen | Stewardess |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joachim Berc | Director of Photography |
| Richard Caesar | Director |
| John Rice | Writer |
| Rudy Gaines | Writer |
| Beth Charkham | Casting |
| Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting |
| Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Christopher Franke | Original Music Composer |
| Pam Downe | Costume Design |
| Andy Birmingham | Line Producer |
| Michael Feick | Editor |
| Bernd Lepel | Production Design |
| Volker Schauz | Production Executive |
| Michael Murray | Production Supervisor |
| Ursula Schlieper | Production Accountant |
| Marilyn MacDonald | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Rudi Buckle | Location Sound Mixer |
| Max Rammler-Rogall | Sound Mixer |
| Friedrich M. Dosch | Sound Designer |
| Philip Evenkamp | Production Manager |
| Vicky Hutchings | Production Coordinator |
| Karen Everett | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Carmel Cassidy | Production Accountant |
| Jason Potter | Assistant Accountant |
| Jeremy Kincaid Smith | First Assistant Director |
| Kevin Westley | First Assistant Director |
| Toby Hosking | Second Assistant Director |
| Andrew McEwan | Third Assistant Director |
| Diana Dill | Script Supervisor |
| Andy Pavord | Location Manager |
| Toby Eliot | Unit Manager |
| Derek Harrington | Location Manager |
| John Withers | Unit Manager |
| Johnny Bamford | Location Scout |
| Roger Elliott | Location Scout |
| Philip Morris | Location Scout |
| Janis Powley | Casting Assistant |
| Robert Patzelt | Focus Puller |
| Rawdon Hayne | Focus Puller |
| Andrea Theis | Clapper Loader |
| Nick Ray | Key Grip |
| Simon Wheeler | Video Assist Operator |
| Keith Sewell | Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator |
| John Gamble | Focus Puller |
| Ken Coles | Camera Operator |
| Adam Coles | Focus Puller |
| Christian Joyce | Boom Operator |
| Tim Blackham | Sound Mixer |
| Marco Zwitter | Gaffer |
| Steve Costello | Best Boy Electric |
| John Turley | Best Boy Electric |
| Peter Richardson | Electrician, Generator Operator |
| Gary Nagle | Electrician, Generator Operator |
| Dave Moore | Electrician |
| Martyn Welland | Electrician |
| Tony Hannington | Electrician |
| Freddie Palombo | Electrician |
| Paul Duffy | Electrician |
| Mickey Cooper | Electrician |
| Vic Chandler | Electrician |
| Vince Carol | Electrician |
| Brian Sullivan | Electrician |
| John Attwood | Electrician |
| Micky O'Connell | Electrician |
| Glenn Marks | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sy Holland | Stunts |
| Tony van Silva | Stunts |
| Kelly Dent | Stunts |
| John Rafique | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Doug McCarthy | Special Effects Technician |
| Jody Taylor | Special Effects Technician |
| Tim Scotti-Henson | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Georgina Gunner | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Elisa Hunter | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Lisa Shanley | Daily Wardrobe |
| Marco Scotti | Daily Wardrobe |
| Deborah Jarvis | Makeup Artist |
| Faye De Bremaeker | Makeup Artist |
| Sam Bear | Makeup Artist |
| Sara Osborn | Makeup Artist |
| Ian Morse | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Simon Bowles | Art Direction |
| Sally Black | Assistant Art Director |
| Sonja Klaus | Set Decoration |
| John Greaves | Storyboard Artist |
| John Mills | Property Master |
| Micky Swift | Standby Property Master |
| Terry Wood | Standby Property Master |
| Gus Lupton | Dressing Prop |
| Pat Begley | Dressing Prop |
| Michael Mills | Dressing Prop |
| Dave Garbe | Construction Manager |
| Oliver Upton | Still Photographer |
| Andrea Dvorak | Post Production Coordinator |
| Katja Birklein | Assistant Editor |
| Corinna Heinz | Assistant Editor |
| Christoph von Schönburg | Sound Editor |
| Magda Habernickel | Dialogue Editor |
| Lisa Geffcken-Reinhard | Foley Editor |
| Eva Claudius | ADR Editor |
| Jacques Leroide | ADR Supervisor |
| Cheryl Bickerton | ADR Coordinator |
| Kevin Taylor | ADR Mixer |
| Jörn Poetzl | Foley Artist |
| Christa Garmeier | Negative Cutter |
| Angela Reedwisch | Visual Effects Producer |
| Jürgen Schopper | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Florian Martin | Digital Compositor |
| Christian Zeh | Digital Compositor |
| Klaus Wuchta | Digital Compositor |
| Lutz Lemke | Title Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bernd Eichinger | Executive Producer |
| Robert Kulzer | Executive Producer |
| John Rice | Executive Producer |
| Rudy Gaines | Executive Producer |
| Matthias Deyle | Executive Producer |
| Yvo Junkers | Executive Producer |
| Norbert Preuss | Producer |
| Elizabeth Wang-Lee | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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**_Atmospheric but ambiguous tale of the birth of the antichrist_** A newlywed woman on the Isle of Man (Laura Harris) becomes increasingly suspicious when her son reveals coldhearted-ness while her friend and boss (Alice Krige) seems to be taking her place. Then there’s the mysterious taxi drive ... r (Francis Magee). What’s going on? "The Calling” (2000) is a well-made supernatural thriller with the same plot as the contemporaneous “Bless the Child,” but is way more low-key. It mixes the set-up of “Rosemary’s Baby” with the spooky tone and muddled storytelling of “Nomads,” along with bits of “The Seventh Sign” and “The Wicker Man.” Unfortunately, it’s the least of these because it’s the least compelling and the last act leaves too many questions, but I was able to figure things out after getting help online. I usually like challenging films that make you put the pieces of the puzzle together, but I just didn’t find this one absorbing enough, although the locations and mood are great. I’d put it on par with “To the Devil a Daughter.” Despite its cartoonish CGI, “Bless the Child” is the better film because it’s more thrilling and sensical. The movie runs 1 hour, 29 minutes, and was shot in Cornwall and London, England. GRADE: C