Exorcist (The)
- Director: William Friedkin
- Writer: William Peter Blatty
- Producer: William Peter Blatty; Noel Marshall
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Some people - of a certain age - will remember the hysteria that this film caused...
Truly, groundbreaking in its day.
And, still, incomparable.
The original and the best.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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 & Characters
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 Karras;
Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil;
Mercedes McCambridge as Demon;
William O'Malley as Father Dyer;
Barton Heyman as Dr. Klein