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directed by William Friedkin
Something almost beyond comprehension is happening to a girl on this street, in this houseβ¦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.

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
Director
William Friedkin
Language
EN
Budget
$12M
Box Office
$441M
The Exorcistby William Peter Blatty (1971)
Friedkin's film is widely considered the scariest ever made β Blatty's novel is more theologically dense and more interested in Karras's crisis of faith
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