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The Exorcist(1973)
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1973 · FILM
The Exorcist
A jaded priest investigates a young girl's terrifying possession, uncovering a demonic force tied to an ancient artifact and a race against time to save her soul.
“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.”
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Rated
FSK · FSK 16
Runtime
122 min
Horror
Synopsis
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
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A crew of 137+ credited
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Edited by Norman GayShot by Owen RoizmanScored by Jack NitzscheDesigned by Bill MalleySound by Steve Boeddeker
Box Office
1973 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 37× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$441.3M
Budget$12.0M
Worldwide gross$441.3M
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Versions & cuts
- director's cut· 132 min
Also known as
- Der Exorzistde
- Der Exorzist - Die längere Fassungde
- (Alternative Title)El exorcista
- El exorcistaes
- L'Exorcistefr
- L'esorcistait
- L'esorcista - Versione integraleit
- (English)The Exorcist
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- United StatesDec 26, 1973
- United KingdomMar 14, 1974
- IrelandMay 31, 1974
- JapanJul 13, 1974
- SwedenJul 29, 1974
Companies
ProductionWarner Bros., Hoya Productions
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Cast & Crew
137 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ellen Burstyn
as Chris MacNeil
Max Von Sydow
as Father Merrin
Linda Blair
as Regan
Lee J Cobb
as Lt. Kinderman
Kitty Winn
as Sharon
Jack Macgowran
as Burke Dennings
Jason Miller
as Father Karras
Jason Miller Nm0588553
as Father Karras
William O Malley
as Father Dyer
Barton Heyman
as Dr. Klein
Peter Masterson
as Dr. Barringer - Clinic Director
Rudolf Schundler
as Karl
Supporting cast
31Gina Petrushka
as Willi
Robert Symonds
as Dr. Taney
Arthur Storch
as Psychiatrist
Thomas Bermingham
as Tom - President of University
Vasiliki Maliaros
as Karras' Mother
Titos Vandis
as Karras' Uncle
John Mahon
as Language Lab Director
Wallace Rooney
as Bishop Michael
Ron Faber
as Chuck - Assistant Director, Demonic Voice
Donna Mitchell
as Mary Jo Perrin
Roy Cooper
as Jesuit Dean
Robert Gerringer
as Senator at Party
Mercedes Mccambridge
as Demon
Paul Bateson
as Radiologist's Assistant
Elinore Blair
as Nurse
William Peter Blatty
as The Producer
Mary Boylan
as First Mental Patient
Dick Callinan
as Astronaut
Mason Curry
as Doctor
Toni Darnay
as Violent Psychotic Patient
Eileen Dietz
as Demon's Face
Joanne Dusseau
as Senator's Wife
Bernard Eismann
as Minor Role
Beatrice Hunter
as Minor Role
Yvonne Jones
as Bellevue Nurse
Don Labonte
as Minor Role
Barton Lane
as Angiography Doctor
Ann Miles
as Spiderwalk
Joan Neuman
as 2nd Psych Ward Patient
Vincent Russell
as Subway Vagrant
Gerard F Yates
as Priest Singing Around Piano at Party
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
3Other crew
95Jennifer Law Stump
2000 special edition digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Victor Argo
Additional Crew (uncredited)
Albert M Shapiro
administrative assistant (as Albert Shapiro)
John Robert Lloyd
Art Director (uncredited)
Joseph Fretwell Iii
as Joe Fretwell
Charles Bailey
assistant art director
Tom Priestley Jr
assistant camera (uncredited)
Darrin Navarro
assistant editor: theatrical re-release
Craig Mckay
assistant film editor
Jonathan Pontell
assistant film editor
Michael Goldman
assistant film editor (as Michal Goldman)
Ross Levy
assistant film editor: Iraq sequence
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