The Exorcist
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- Synopsis
- Novelist William Peter Blatty based his best-seller on the last known Catholic-sanctioned exorcism in the United States. Blatty transformed the little boy in the 1949 incident into a little girl named Regan, played by 14-year-old Linda Blair....
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- Starring
- Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, Kitty Winn
- Director(s)
- Jason Miller, William Friedkin
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros.
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 120 min.
Critic Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle | Peter StackAdd Critic to Favorites
Friedkin has said the new, expanded version of his film has a more spiritual tone. But it's still a shocker.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Here, in paranoid, bad acid trip form, is the real birth of girl power.Read the full review
Variety | Robert KoehlerAdd Critic to Favorites
This edition of the seminal example of genre sensationalism refined by the cream of Hollywood craftsmanship is more complicated than a standard director's cut.Read the full review
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