The Exorcist

Film • 1973 • 2h 2m

12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins to adapt an explicit new personality as strange events befall the local area of Georgetown. Her mother becomes torn between science and superstition in a desperate bid to save her daughter, and ultimately turns to her last hope: Father Damien Karras, a troubled priest who is struggling with his own faith.

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Status: Released
Release: December 26, 1973 (52 years ago)
Runtime: 2h 2m
Rating: R
Language: English
Origins: United States

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The Exorcist: The Director’s Cut
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(Originally published by the Daily News on December 27, 1973. This story was written by Kathleen Carroll.) “The Exorcist,” at Cinema I, may not be a gre...
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William Friedkin's film of William Peter Blatty's novel The Exorcist is an expert telling of a supernatural horror story. The well cast film makes credible i...