The Exorcist

Movie Details

Title

The Exorcist

Original Title

The Exorcist

Genres

Drama, Horror, Possession, Thriller

Tagline

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.

Release Date

26 December 1973

Overview

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.

Director

William Friedkin

Actors

Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, William O'Malley, Jack MacGowran, Barton Heyman, Peter Masterson, Rudolf Schündler, Robert Symonds, Titos Vandis, Donna Mitchell, Robert Gerringer, Mercedes McCambridge, Eileen Dietz

Writer

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Author

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Producer

William Peter Blatty

Director of Photography

Owen Roizman

Original Music Composer

Steve Boeddeker

Country

 United States of America

Languages

Deutsch, Français, Latin, العربية, ελληνικά, English

Runtime

2 h 02 min

Production

Hoya Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Budget

$8,000,000

Certification

R

Revenue

$441,306,145

IMDB

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