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The Exorcist is a play by John Pielmeier based on the novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty and is part of The Exorcist franchise. The story revolves around a young girl, Regan MacNeil, who is possessed by a demonic spirit. Her mother, Chris, seeks out to the church to perform an exorcism.
The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural thriller [3] [4] 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.
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.
More movies and books were eventually added to The Exorcist franchise. The novel was inspired by a 1949 case of supposed demonic possession and exorcism that Blatty heard about while he was a student in the class of 1950 at Georgetown University. [1] As a result, the novel takes place in Washington, D.C., near the campus of Georgetown University.
"The Exorcist is a powerful film even if one were to remove the supernatural element," agrees Syracuse University professor and pop culture expert, Kendall Phillips. "At its heart, this is a story ...
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 ...
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.
William S. Bowdern (February 13, 1897 – April 25, 1983) was a Catholic priest [1] of the Society of Jesus in St. Louis, Missouri.He was the author of The Problems of Courtship and Marriage printed by Our Sunday Visitor in 1939.