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.
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
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Character
Earnest, grave, bleak and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
Who loves it, who doesn't
53 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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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
Crew
- William FriedkinDirector
- William Peter BlattyScreenplay
- William Peter BlattyNovel
- Owen RoizmanDirector of Photography
- Jack NitzscheOriginal Music Composer
- Norman GayEditor
- Evan A. LottmanEditor
- Bud S. SmithEditor
- William Peter BlattyProducer
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