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The Exorcist

1973 Directed by William Friedkin

Something almost beyond comprehension is happening to a girl on this street, in this house… and a man has been sent for as a last resort. This man is The Exorcist.

12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins to adapt an explicit new personality as strange events befall the local area of Georgetown. Her mother becomes torn between science and superstition in a desperate bid to save her daughter, and ultimately turns to her last hope: Father Damien Karras, a troubled priest who is struggling with his own faith.

Ellen Burstyn Linda Blair Jason Miller Max von Sydow Lee J. Cobb William O'Malley Kitty Winn Jack MacGowran Barton Heyman Peter Masterson Rudolf Schündler Gina Petrushka Robert Symonds Arthur Storch Thomas Bermingham Vasiliki Maliaros Titos Vandis John Mahon Wallace Rooney Ron Faber Donna Mitchell Roy Cooper Robert Gerringer Mercedes McCambridge Paul Bateson Elinore Blair William Peter Blatty Mary Boylan Dick Callinan Show All…

Director

William Friedkin

Producers

William Peter Blatty David Salven

Writer

William Peter Blatty

Original Writer

William Peter Blatty

Casting

Juliet Taylor Louis DiGiaimo Nessa Hyams

Editors

Norman Gay Evan A. Lottman

Cinematography

Owen Roizman

Assistant Director

Terence A. Donnelly

Executive Producer

Noel Marshall

Lighting

Richard Quinlan

Camera Operator

David Wynn-Jones

Production Design

Bill Malley

Art Direction

Charles Bailey

Set Decoration

Jerry Wunderlich

Special Effects

Marcel Vercoutere

Title Design

Dan Perri

Stunts

Ann Miles

Composer

Jack Nitzsche

Sound

Fred J. Brown Chris Newman Randy Nite Ross Taylor

Costume Design

Joe Fretwell

Makeup

Dick Smith

Hairstyling

William A. Farley

Studios

Hoya Productions Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros.

Country

USA

Primary Language

English

Spoken Languages

German French Latin Arabic Greek (modern) English

Alternative Titles

Exorcist, Екзорсистът, The Exorcist (Director's Cut), Екзорцист, De Duivel-uitbanner, El Exorcista: 1, L'Exorciste, Exorcisten, Quỷ Ám, Exorsisten, หมอผีเอ็กซอร์ซิสต์, エクソシストディレクターズカット版, エクソシスト：1973, Der Exorzist, O Exorcista, Vymítač ďábla, L'esorcista, El exorcista, Изгоняющий дьявола, Az ördögűző, 驱魔人, Egzorcysta, Şeytan, מגרש השדים, Ο Εξορκιστής, エクソシスト, Exorcistul, Eksorcisten, جنگیر, 엑소시스트, 大法師, Заклинателят, Manaaja, Той, що виганяє диявола, Egzorcistas, El Exorcista, 驅魔人, Exorcista, طارد الأرواح الشريرة, Istjerivač đavla, Người Trừ Tà, L'exorcista, Izganjalec hudiča, Isterivač Đavola

Genres

Thriller Drama Horror

Themes

Horror, the undead and monster classics Faith and religion Intense violence and sexual transgression Terrifying, haunted, and supernatural horror Gory, gruesome, and slasher horror Religious faith, sin, and forgiveness Creepy, chilling, and terrifying horror Faith and spiritual journeys Show All…

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14 Mar 1974
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16 Mar 2004
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