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1973 • 2h 2min • R • Horror

The Exorcist

"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.

IMDb 8.1

RT 84%

MC 83

Director

William Friedkin

Writers

William Peter Blatty

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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

Jack MacGowran

Burke Dennings

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Ellen Burstyn Chris MacNeil

Linda Blair Regan MacNeil

Jason Miller Father Damien Karras

Max von Sydow Father Lankester Mer...

Lee J. Cobb Lt. Bill Kinderman

William O'Malley Father Joseph Kevin...

Kitty Winn Sharon Spencer

Jack MacGowran Burke Dennings

Barton Heyman Dr. Klein

Peter Masterson Dr. Barringer

Rudolf Schündler Karl

Gina Petrushka Willi

Robert Symonds Dr. Taney

Arthur Storch Psychiatrist

Thomas Bermingham Tom

Vasiliki Maliaros Mary Karras

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