The Exorcist
1973
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.
Directed by William Friedkin
User Rating
Intensity
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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Details
- Director
- William Friedkin
- Written by
- William Peter Blatty
- Produced by
- William Peter Blatty
- Composer
- Jack Nitzsche
- Cinematographer
- Owen Roizman
- Editors
- Bud S. Smith, Evan A. Lottman, Norman Gay
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- The Exorcist (Director's Cut), The Exorcist: The Version You Haven't Seen Yet, The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen
- TMDB
- 7.7/10 (8,689 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 78% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 83/100
- IMDb
- 8.1/10 (495,533 votes)
Awards
- WonAcademy Award— Best Adapted Screenplay(1974)
- WonGolden Globe— Best Motion Picture – Drama(1974)
- WonGolden Globe— Best Director(1974)
- WonGolden Globe— Best Screenplay(1974)
- WonSaturn Award— Best Horror Film(1974)
- NominatedAcademy Award— Best Director(1974)
- NominatedAcademy Award— Best Cinematography(1974)
Cast
Ellen Burstyn
Chris MacNeil
Linda Blair
Regan MacNeil
Jason Miller
Father Damien Karras
Max von Sydow
Father Lankester Merrin
Lee J. Cobb
Lt. Bill Kinderman
William O'Malley
Father Joseph Kevin Dyer
Kitty Winn
Sharon Spencer
Barton Heyman
Dr. Klein
Peter Masterson
Dr. Barringer
Jack MacGowran
Burke Dennings
Rudolf Schündler
Karl
Gina Petrushka
Willi
Robert Symonds
Dr. Taney
Arthur Storch
Psychiatrist
Thomas Bermingham
Tom
Vasiliki Maliaros
Mary Karras
Titos Vandis
Uncle John
John Mahon
Language Lab Director
Crew
Keywords
Links
Trailer
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — OCCULT Pt 10: The Exorcist (1973) With Mark Kermode
The Exorcist Collection
Appears in
Carol Clover — Men, Women, and Chain Saws
Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies
Occult - The Evolution of Horror Podcast
Religious Transcendence
Rolling Stone: 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Slant Magazine: 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time
Stephen King — Danse Macabre
Time Out: 100 Best Horror Films
Variety: 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
