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.

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.
( Horror )

MPAA Rating:

US Runtime: 122 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Dec 26, 1973 [USA]

Director:	William Friedkin [Director]

Writer:	William Peter Blatty [Screenplay]

Producers:	William Peter Blatty [Producer] Noel Marshall [Executive Producer] David Salven [Associate Producer]

Cinematography:	Owen Roizman [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Norman Gay [Editor] Evan A. Lottman [Editor] Bud S. Smith [Editor]

Music Composed by	Jack Nitzsche [Original Music Composer]

Production Design:	Bill Malley [Production Design]

Costume Design:	Joe Fretwell [Costume Design]

Casting by	Louis DiGiaimo [Casting] Nessa Hyams [Casting] Juliet Taylor [Casting]

Production Companys:	Hoya Productions Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Pictures (US)

Plot Summary:

When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

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 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 Titos Vandis Uncle John John Mahon Language Lab Director Wallace Rooney Bishop Michael Ron Faber Chuck / Demon (voice) Donna Mitchell Mary Jo Perrin Roy Cooper Jesuit Dean Robert Gerringer Senator at Party Mercedes McCambridge Demon (voice) Rita Sakellariou (her voice on the radio)

Uncredited Cast:

Paul Bateson Radiologist's Assistant (uncredited) Elinore Blair Nurse (uncredited) William Peter Blatty The Producer (uncredited) Mary Boylan First Mental Patient (uncredited) Dick Callinan Astronaut (uncredited) Mason Curry Doctor (voice) (uncredited) Toni Darnay Violent psychotic patient (uncredited) Eileen Dietz Demon / Regan Double (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) John Nicola Priest (uncredited) Vincent Russell Subway Vagrant (uncredited) Gerard F. Yates Priest Singing Around Piano at Party (uncredited)

Stunt Crew:

Ann Miles Stunts

Sound Crew:

Fred J. Brown Sound Effects Editor C. Robert Fine Sound Hal Landaker Sound		Chris Newman Sound Randy Nite Sound Editor Ross Taylor Sound Effects Editor

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Rick Baker Special Effects Assistant		Marcel Vercoutere Special Effects

Art Department:

Charles Bailey Assistant Art Director Joseph M. Caracciolo Property Master Edward Garzero Scenic Artist		Dan Perri Title Designer Jerry Wunderlich Set Decoration

Directing Crew:

Terence A. Donnelly First Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

John Nicola Technical Advisor Richard Quinlan Gaffer		Josh Weiner Still Photographer David Wynn-Jones Focus Puller

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