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Father Damien "Demis" Karras, SJ, is a fictional character from the 1971 novel The Exorcist, its 1983 sequel Legion, one of the main protagonists in the 1973 film The Exorcist, and a supporting character in The Exorcist III, the 1990 film adaptation of Legion. He is portrayed by American TV and stage actor Jason Miller.
Jason Miller (born John Anthony Miller Jr.; April 22, 1939 – May 13, 2001) was an American playwright and actor.He won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play for his play That Championship Season, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Father Damien Karras in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, a role he reprised in The ...
The Exorcist is a 1973 American thriller film [3] [4] directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel.The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair, and follows the demonic possession of a young girl and the attempt to rescue her through an exorcism by two Catholic priests.
When The Exorcist hit theaters in late 1973, ... The Devil and Father Amorth, ... and Vasiliki Maliaros (who played Damian Karras’ mother, Mary), died during production, which finally wrapped ...
The lengthy exorcism tests the priests both physically and spiritually. When Merrin, who had previously suffered cardiac arrhythmia, dies during the process, completion of the exorcism ultimately falls upon Father Karras. When he demands that the demonic spirit inhabit him instead of the innocent Regan, the demon seizes the opportunity to ...
Nat Segaloff's 'The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear' marks the anniversary of a classic by harking back to how real the horror felt to audiences.
A young girl appears to be plagued by an evil force. The first Exorcist film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Jason Miller and Linda Blair. Don't wait to watch, because the ...
For The Exorcist, the steps were padded with half-inch-thick (13 mm) rubber to film the fall of the character Father Damien Karras. Because the house from which Karras falls was set back slightly from the steps, the film crew constructed an eastward extension with a false front to the house in order to film the scene. [4] [5] [3]