The Exorcist (1973)

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R | 2 hr 1 mins | Thriller, Horror, Supernatural | Now Playing |Box Office Total: $39.6M

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Synopsis:

When a 12-year old girl is possessed by demons, a young priest takes it upon himself to selflessly save her at the behest of her famous movie-star mother.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/26/1973

Studio	Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
William Friedkin	Director
Cast	Credit
Ellen Burstyn	Chris MacNeil
Max von Sydow	Father Merrin
Linda Blair	Regan
Lee J Cobb	Lieutenant Kinderman
Kitty Winn	Sharon
Jack MacGowran	Burke Dennings
Jason Miller	Father Karras
Reverend William O'Malley	Father Dyer
Vasiliki Maliaros	Karras' Mother
Titos Vandis	Karras' Uncle
Pete Masterson	- Clinic Director
Barton Heyman	Dr Klein
Rudolf Schundler	Karl
Gina Petrushka	Willie
Robert Symonds	Dr. Tanney
Arthur Storch	Psychiatrist
Reverend Thomas Bermingham S.J.	University President
John Mahon	Language Lab Director
Wallace Rooney	Bishop
Ron Faber	Assistant Director
Donna Mitchell	Mary Jo Perrin
Roy Cooper	Jesuit Dean
Robert Gerringer	Senator
Mercedes McCambridge	Voice of Demon Pazuzu
Production Credits	Credit
Noel Marshall	Executive Producer
William Peter Blatty	Producer
David Salven	Associate Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Hoya Productions, Inc.	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
WBI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Washington, DC, USA
Mossule, Iraq
New York City, New York, USA
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
Writer	Credit
William Peter Blatty	Screenplay - Written for the Screen by
William Peter Blatty	Source Material (from novel)
Art Department	Credit
Edward Garzero	Scenic Artist - Master Scenic Artist
Bill Malley	Production Designer
Charles Bailey	Assistant Art Director
Jerry Wunderlich	Set Decorator
Casting	Credit
Nessa Hyams	Casting
Juliet Taylor	Casting
Lou DiGiamo	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Owen Roizman	Director of Photography
Josh Weiner	Photography - Still Photography
Billy Williams	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
Gene Marks	Music Editor
Krzysztof Penderecki	Music
Hans-Werner Henze	Music
George Crumb	Music
Anton Webern	Music
Mike Oldfield	Music
David Borden	Music
Jack Nitzsche	Music - Additional Music Composed by
Production Management	Credit
Terence A Donnelly	Assistant Director
Nick Sgarro	Script Supervisor
Alan Green	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Fred Brown	Sound Effects Editor
Buzz Knudson	Dubbing Mixer
Steve Boeddeker	Sound Designer
Michael Minkler	Sound Mixer
Ron Nagle	Sound Effects - Special Sound Effects
Chris Newman	Sound - sound recording mixer
Hal Landaker	Audio Consultant - Sound Consultant
Jean-Louis Ducarme	Sound
Doc Siegel	Sound Effects - Special Sound Effects
Gary Rizo	Sound Mixer
Ross Taylor	Sound Effects Editor
Gonzalo Gavira	Sound Effects - Special Sound Effects
Robert Fine	Sound Effects - Special Sound Effects
Visual Effects	Credit
Jennifer Law-Stump	Visual Effects - digital effects
Marcel Vercoutere	Special Effects Supervisor
Dan Perri	Titles - Title Design
Marv Ystrom	Visual Effects - Optical Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Joe Fretwell	Costume Designer
Bill Beattie	Wardrobe Assistant - Men's Wardrobe
Aldo Cipullo	Jewels Provider - Jewelry Design
Florence Foy	Wardrobe - Ladies' Wardrobe
Dick Smith	Makeup Artist
Bill Farley	Hair Stylist

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