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The Exorcist ()

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When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
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  • Won 2 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 21 nominations.
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Chris MacNeil
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Father Merrin
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Lt. Kinderman
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Sharon
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Burke Dennings
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Father Karras
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Regan
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Father Dyer (as Reverend William O'Malley S.J.)
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Dr. Klein
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Dr. Barringer - Clinic Director (as Pete Masterson)
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Karl
Gina Petrushka ...
Willi
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Dr. Taney
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Psychiatrist
Thomas Bermingham ...
Tom - President of University (as Reverend Thomas Bermingham S.J.)
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Karras' Mother
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Karras' Uncle
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Language Lab Director
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Bishop Michael
Ron Faber ...
Chuck - Assistant Director / Demonic Voice
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Mary Jo Perrin
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Jesuit Dean
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Senator at Party
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Demon (voice)
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Paul Bateson ...
Radiologist's Assistant (uncredited)
Elinore Blair ...
Nurse (uncredited)
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The Producer (uncredited)
Mary Boylan ...
First Mental Patient (uncredited)
Dick Callinan ...
Astronaut (uncredited)
Mason Curry ...
Doctor (uncredited) (voice)
Toni Darnay ...
Violent psychotic patient (uncredited)
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Demon's Face (uncredited)
Joanne Dusseau ...
Senator's Wife (uncredited)
Bernard Eismann ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Beatrice Hunter ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Yvonne Jones ...
Bellevue Nurse (uncredited)
Don LaBonte ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Barton Lane ...
Angiography Doctor (uncredited)
Ann Miles ...
Spiderwalk (uncredited)
Joan Neuman ...
2nd Psych Ward Patient (uncredited)
John Nicola ...
Priest (uncredited)
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Subway Vagrant (uncredited)
Gerard F. Yates ...
Priest Singing Around Piano at Party (uncredited)

Directed by

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William Friedkin

Written by

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William Peter Blatty ... (written for the screen by)
 
William Peter Blatty ... (based on the novel by)

Produced by

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William Peter Blatty ... producer
Noel Marshall ... executive producer
David Salven ... associate producer

Cinematography by

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Owen Roizman ... director of photography

Editing by

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Norman Gay
Evan A. Lottman ... (as Evan Lottman)

Editorial Department

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Michael Goldman ... assistant film editor (as Michal Goldman)
Terry Haggar ... color timer
Jordan Leondopoulos ... supervising field editor
Ross Levy ... assistant film editor: Iraq sequence
Craig McKay ... assistant film editor
Bob McMillian ... color consultant (as Robert M. McMillian)
Darrin Navarro ... assistant editor: theatrical re-release
Jonathan Pontell ... assistant film editor
Ray Sabo ... negative cutter: special edition
Bud S. Smith ... editor: Iraq sequence (as Bud Smith)

Casting By

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Louis DiGiaimo ... (as Louis DiGiamo)
Nessa Hyams
Juliet Taylor

Production Design by

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Bill Malley
Gene Rudolf ... (art director)

Art Direction by

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John Robert Lloyd ... (uncredited)

Set Decoration by

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Jerry Wunderlich

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Joseph Fretwell III ... (as Joe Fretwell)

Makeup Department

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William A. Farley ... hair stylist (as Bill Farley)
Dick Smith ... makeup artist
Robert Laden ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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William Kaplan ... production manager: Iraq sequence

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Terence A. Donnelly ... first assistant director
Alan R. Green ... second assistant director (as Alan Green)

Art Department

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Charles Bailey ... assistant art director
Joseph M. Caracciolo ... property master (as Joe Caracciolo)
Edward Garzero ... master scenic artist (as Eddie Garzero)
Bill Gold ... poster designer (uncredited)
Robert Hart ... carpenter (uncredited)
Gene Lauritzen ... construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Randle Akerson ... dialogue editor / sound editor
Noah Blough ... sound editor
Andrew Bock ... assistant sound editor
Steve Boeddeker ... sound design and music
Fred J. Brown ... sound effects editor (as Fred Brown)
Richard Burton ... sound editor
Susan Demskey-Horiuchi ... first assistant sound editor
Matthew Dettmann ... foley artist (as Matt Dettmann)
Richard Duarte ... foley mixer
Jean-Louis Ducarme ... sound: Iraq sequence
C. Robert Fine ... special sound effects (as Bob Fine)
Gonzalo Gavira ... special sound effects
Gary A. Hecker ... foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Richard King ... supervising sound editor
Robert Knudson ... dubbing mixer (as Buzz Knudson)
Hal Landaker ... sound consultant
James Matheny ... sound editor
Michael Minkler ... re-recording mixer
Ron Nagle ... special sound effects
Christopher Newman ... sound (as Chris Newman)
Randy Nite ... sound editor
Mark Pappas ... foley editor / sound editor
Doc Siegel ... special sound effects
Ross Taylor ... sound effects editor
Robert Ulrich ... adr supervisor / supervising adr editor
Kerry Dean Williams ... adr editor (as Kerry Williams)
Linda Yeaney ... first assistant sound editor: re-release
Kitty Malone ... foley artist (uncredited)
Sharron Miller ... sound editor (uncredited)
James Nelson ... supervising sound editor (uncredited)
Ken Nordine ... special sound effects (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Marcel Vercoutere ... special effects
Rick Baker ... special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Jennifer Law-Stump ... 2000 special edition digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Marv Ystrom ... optical effects
Martin Hall ... paint/roto artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Ann Miles ... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Waters ... stunts: Jason Miller (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Richard Quinlan ... gaffer (as Dick Quinlan)
Ed Quinn ... key grip (as Eddie Quinn)
Josh Weiner ... still photographer
Billy Williams ... director of photography: Iraq sequence
James Halligan ... grip (uncredited)
Gary Muller ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Kelvin Pike ... camera operator: iraq sequence (uncredited)
Tom Priestley Jr. ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Robert Schoenhut ... camera operator (uncredited)
Tom Volpe ... grip (uncredited)
David Wynn-Jones ... focus puller (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Bill Beattie ... wardrobe: men's
Aldo Cipullo ... jewelry designer: Cartier, New York
Florence Foy ... wardrobe: ladies'

Music Department

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Robert Garrett ... music editor: 2000 re-release
Eugene Marks ... music editor (as Gene Marks)
Jack Nitzsche ... composer: additional music
London Symphony Orchestra ... music performed by (uncredited)
Ken Nordine ... vocal coach: Linda Blair (uncredited)
Lalo Schifrin ... composer: unused music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Nicholas Sgarro ... script supervisor (as Nick Sgarro)

Additional Crew

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Thomas Bermingham ... technical advisor (as Reverend Thomas Bermingham S.J.)
Norman E. Chase ... technical advisor: Professor of Radiology, New York University Medical Center (as Norman E. Chase M.D.)
Anne Mooney ... production office coordinator
John Nicola ... technical advisor (as Reverend John Nicola S.J.)
William O'Malley ... technical advisor (as Reverend William O'Malley S.J.)
Dan Perri ... title designer
Albert M. Shapiro ... administrative assistant (as Albert Shapiro)
Arthur I. Snyder ... technical advisor (as Arthur I. Snyder M.D.)
Herbert E. Walker ... technical advisor (as Herbert E. Walker M.D.)
Victor Argo ... voice (uncredited)
Kadrolsha Ona Carole ... researcher (uncredited)
Michael Cristofer ... voice (uncredited)
Eileen Dietz ... double: Regan MacNeil (uncredited)
Liam Dunn ... voice (uncredited)
Carol Goss ... stand-in for Kitty Winn (uncredited)
Philippa Harris ... voice (uncredited)
Joe Hyams ... studio publicity executive (uncredited)
Steve Jaffe ... Publicist (uncredited)
Claudia Lennear ... voice (uncredited)
Kitty Malone ... voice (uncredited)
Howard Newman ... publicist (uncredited)
Maidie Norman ... voice (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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 a frail, elderly priest recognizes the necessity for a show-down with an old demonic enemy. Written by Andrew Harmon

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Taglines What an excellent day for an exorcism! See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (United States)
  • William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist (United States)
  • The Exorcist: The Version You Haven't Seen Yet (United States)
  • Exorcist (Japan, English title)
  • L'Exorciste : Version intégrale (France)
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Runtime
  • 122 min
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Box Office

Budget $12,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $8,157,666, 24 Sep 2000
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $441,306,145

Did You Know?

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Trivia In the scene where Regan projectile vomits at Father Karras, the vomit was intended to hit Jason Miller in the chest, but the plastic tubing misfired, hitting him in the face. His reaction of shock and disgust while wiping away the vomit is genuine, and Miller admitted in interviews that he was very angered by this mistake. See more »
Goofs William Peter Blatty closely modeled the exorcism scene on the actual rite of exorcism in the Church's "Rituale Romanum". Father Merrin can be seen opening a copy of the Rituale in the scene in question. However, the priests depart from the Rituale in two important details. First, there should have been four people (apart from Regan) in the room during the exorcism: the exorcist himself; an assistant priest to take over in case the exorcist died midway through; a member of the victim's family of the same sex as the victim, to help restrain her; and a doctor, to (among other things) administer any medication that was needed. Due to the "2 Priest rule", Fr Merrin should have delayed the second round of the exorcism and phoned the bishop to get a replacement for Fr Karras, instead of trying to tackle it on his own. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Exorcist II: The Heretic: Alternate Opening (1977). See more »
Soundtracks Kanon For Orchestra and Tape See more »
Crazy Credits There are no opening credits after the title. Although it is commonplace now, it was unheard of in 1973. See more »
Quotes Demon: What an excellent day for an exorcism.
Father Karras: You would like that?
Demon: Intensely.
Father Karras: But wouldn't that drive you out of Regan?
Demon: It would bring us together.
Father Karras: You and Regan?
Demon: You and us.
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