The Exorcist
1973 · Movie · 2h 2m · R
HorrorDrama
"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."
Overview
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Ratings
IMDb
8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Metacritic
83/100
Key crew
- William FriedkinDirector
- William Peter BlattyScreenplay
- Jack NitzscheOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ellen BurstynChris MacNeil
- Linda BlairRegan MacNeil
- Jason MillerFather Damien Karras
- Max von SydowFather Lankester Merrin
- Lee J. CobbLt. Bill Kinderman
- William O'MalleyFather Joseph Kevin Dyer
- Kitty WinnSharon Spencer
- Barton HeymanDr. Klein
- Peter MastersonDr. Barringer
- Jack MacGowranBurke Dennings
- Rudolf SchündlerKarl
- Gina PetrushkaWilli
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Themes
washington dc, usareligion and supernaturalexorcismparanormal phenomenapossessionsatanpriestdemonroman catholic churchpsychoticdemonic possessionmacabre