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• Actors: Kirk Douglas, Simon Ward, Agostina Belli, Anthony Quayle, Virginia McKenna
• Directors: Alberto De Martino
• Writers: Alberto De Martino, Aldo De Martino, Michael Robson, Sergio Donati
• Producers: Edmondo Amati, Maurizio Amati
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: October 28, 2008
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001DZOCXC
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,958 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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When Robert Caine (Kirk Douglas) sets out to build a massive nuclear plant in the Middle East, he discovers a cavern rumored to foretell the end of the world. Caine shrugs off the dire inscriptions on the cave walls...until people who oppose the plant begin dying in strange and horrifying ways. Can Caine complete his project and prove the curse to be false - or will he fall victim to the same terrible fate?

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Holocaust 2000 (1977), April 21, 2009

By	Bartok Kinski "A casual stroll through the lu... (Prague) - See all my reviews

The end is near! Citizens protest! Worldwide panic spreads across the globe! A nuclear holocaust threatens us all! The monstrous beast will rise from the ocean to consume all life! Earth will become a scorched wasteland!

Who ought to care about why the hell this movie punctuates so much on the Apocalypse? The Italians certainly had been ashamed of making this film in the first place! Even our priests who run the churches would be in for a mass uproar about the falsity this delivers. But heck, this is the movies!

Words cannot describe this sordid, terrible drama, acting more of a drunken Shakespearean play about nuclear fear than anything else. A poor planning in developing a good story and lousy writing makes this the perfect glass of sour milk. One of our best well-known movie stars, Kirk Douglas, has a few embarrassing performances, one of which is when he stands out naked in front of visions of rising monsters from the ocean. Also, it makes a failed attempt at showing off any suspenseful magic about the supernatural. Either it is Douglas who thinks the Great Flood has come, or just a coincidence of Mother Nature rising the ocean tide.

The movie actually gets a further beating on trying to be a meaningless horror / splatter film, which wants to show off uselessly. HOLOCAUST 2000 is good if you want to see Kirk Douglas star in a movie so horrifying in its pitiful execution and directing skills. What does this movie want to be when it fouls up? A DOOMSDAY BOMB!

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Kirk Douglas Film, October 11, 2009

By	Trevor William Douglas (Gorokan, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Originally released as Holocaust 2000 in 1977, this print is superb and of course re-named Rain Of Fire. Quite a captivating film, it is not without it's flaws. Interesting special effects, fine supporting cast, great locations. I read the book first and I advise doing this as it will fill in the blanks. In all if you are a Kirk Douglas fan buy it.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do yourself a favor, don't choose this movie., March 7, 2003

By	BD Ashley "vidiot_y2k" (Otago, New Zealand) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Holocaust 2000 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This Italian/UK co-production is also known as THE CHOSEN. Robert Caine (Kirk Douglas, who rightly seems embarressed to be in this movie.) is an American entrpeneur and businessman who is finally seeing his lifes biggest ambition realized- the building of a nuclear power plant in an Arab state. But those involved in the project start dying violent deaths. Why? A priest manages to offer Caine the most rational explaination: Caine's son Nigel (Simon Ward) is the Antichrist who wants to use nuclear weapons to annihilate the world; and to make matters worse, Caine's sexy girlfriend (Agostina Belli) is pregnant with another potential devil's child.
You're better off watching ROSEMARY'S BABY or THE OMEN instead. On the plus side there is an amusing helicopter blade decapitation scene but it doesn't come close to matching THE OMEN's classic beheading. And another positive, THE CHOSEN will put insomniacs to sleep no problem. Belli's beauty is the movie's only redeeming quality. This is a waste of 100 minutes, but its still better than a lot of that new "charter" garbage Kiwis are being subjected to on TV. Why do you think I watch so many movies?