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The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film 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.
Stellan Skarsgård as Lankester Merrin in Exorcist: The Beginning (2004). Merrin's depiction in the 1973 film The Exorcist is faithful to the novel. The character of Merrin reappears in the sequel Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), in extended flashbacks detailing an exorcism he performed in Africa following the Second World War.
The Exorcist: Believer is a direct sequel to The Exorcist, and the first installment of a brand new trilogy. Here's what to know about the end credits.
The Exorcist’s director, William Friedkin, who died in August at the age of 87, was well aware of the horror movie’s lasting cultural impact years following its theatrical debut in 1973. Like ...
Hatra was used as the setting for the opening scene in the 1973 film The Exorcist, [11] and since 1985 has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [12] The site was first surveyed by Walter Andrae of the German excavation team working in Assur from 1906 to 1911. But systematic excavations have been undertaken only from 1951 by Iraqi archeologists.
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The Exorcist is a 1971 novel by American writer William Peter Blatty.It was adapted into the 1973 film of the same name.The book details the demonic possession of twelve-year-old Regan MacNeil, the daughter of a famous actress, and the two priests who attempt to exorcise the demon.