The Exorcist

Also Known As: The Exorcist: The Version You Haven't Seen Yet

Company: Warner Bros. / Warner Bros. / Hoya Productions

Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1

Plot: A visiting actress in Washington, D.C., notices dramatic and dangerous changes in the behavior and physical make-up of her 12-year-old daughter. Meanwhile, a young priest at nearby Georgetown University begins to doubt his faith while dealing with his mother's terminal sickness. And, book-ending the story, a frail, elderly priest recognizes the necessity for a show-down with an old demonic enemy.

Cast and Character: Ellen Burstyn as Chris MacNeil / Max von Sydow as Father Merrin / Lee J. Cobb as Lt. William Kinderman / Kitty Winn as Sharon Spencer / Jack MacGowran as Burke Dennings / Jason Miller as Father Damian Karras / Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil / Mercedes McCambridge as Demon / William O'Malley as Father Dyer / Barton Heyman as Dr. Klein / Peter Masterson as Dr. Barringer - Clinic Director / Rudolf Schündler as Karl / Gina Petrushka as Willi / Robert Symonds as Dr. Taney / Arthur Storch as Psychiatrist

Creators: n/A

Description: When the devil possesses a teenage girl, her only hope is an exorcism.

Directors: William Friedkin

Genres: Horror

Location: 3600 Prospect Street, Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

MPAA: Rated R for strong language and disturbing images

Opening Weekend: $8,175,666

Poster: posters/0070047.jpg

Rating: 8.0

Release Date: 26 December 1973 (USA)

Runtime: 122 min

Seasons: n/A

Sound Mix: 70 mm 6-Track / DTS-ES / Dolby Digital EX / Mono / SDDS

Tagline: Something beyond comprehension is happening to a little girl on this street, in this house. A man has been called for as a last resort to try and save her. That man is The Exorcist.

Title: The Exorcist

Trailer:

Url: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/

Votes: 202,940

Writers: William Peter Blatty / William Peter Blatty

Year: 1973

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The Exorcist got rated 8.0.

About the movie: A visiting actress in Washington, D.C., notices dramatic and dangerous changes in the behavior and physical make-up of her 12-year-old daughter. Meanwhile, a young priest at nearby Georgetown University begins to doubt his faith while dealing with his mother's terminal sickness. And, book-ending the story, a frail, elderly priest recognizes the necessity for a show-down with an old demonic enemy.

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Europa Europa got rated 7.6.

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The Elephant Man got rated 8.3.

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