The Prophecy

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The Prophecy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gregory Widen
Written by	Gregory Widen
Produced by	Joel Soisson
Starring	Christopher Walken Elias Koteas Virginia Madsen Eric Stoltz Amanda Plummer Viggo Mortensen
Cinematography	Richard Clabaugh Bruce Douglas Johnson
Edited by	Sonny Baskin
Music by	David C. Williams
Production companies	Dimension Films First Look Pictures
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	September 1, 1995 (1995-09-01)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$16.1 million[1]

The Prophecy is a 1995 American fantasy thriller horror film^[2] starring Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, and Viggo Mortensen. It was written and directed by Gregory Widen in his feature directorial debut, and is the first film of The Prophecy series. The film tells the story of the Archangel Gabriel (Walken) and his search for an evil soul on Earth, and a police detective (Koteas) who unknowingly becomes caught in the middle of an angelic civil war. It was followed by four sequels.