FILLIB

Overview:

12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins to adapt an explicit new personality as strange events befall the local area of Georgetown. Her mother becomes torn between science and superstition in a desperate bid to save her daughter, and ultimately turns to her last hope: Father Damien Karras, a troubled priest who is struggling with his own faith.

Votes 1979 (7.4/10)

Runtime: 122 minutes

Release Date 1973-12-26

Budget: $8,000,000.00

Revenue: $441,306,145.00

Website: Link

Tagline: Something almost beyond comprehension is happening to a girl on this street, in this house... and a man has been sent for as a last resort. This man is The Exorcist.

Production company:

Warner Bros.
Hoya Productions

Production country:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama
Horror
Thriller

Further Information

Regan

Linda Blair

Father Merrin

Max von Sydow

Chris MacNeil

Ellen Burstyn

Father Karras

Jason Miller

Lt. Kinderman

Lee J. Cobb

Sharon

Kitty Winn

Father Dyer

William O'Malley

Burke Dennings

Jack MacGowran

Dr. Klein

Barton Heyman

Dr. Barringer - Clinic Director

Peter Masterson

Karl

Rudolf Schündler

Dr. Taney

Robert Symonds

Karras' Uncle

Titos Vandis

Mary Jo Perrin

Donna Mitchell

Senator at Party

Robert Gerringer

Demon (voice)

Mercedes McCambridge

Captain Howdy / Regan Double

Eileen Dietz

Director

William Friedkin

Novel

William Peter Blatty

Screenplay

William Peter Blatty

Producer

William Peter Blatty

Executive Producer

Noel Marshall

Director of Photography

Owen Roizman

Editor

Norman Gay

Editor

Evan A. Lottman

Casting

Louis DiGiaimo

Casting

Juliet Taylor

Costume Design

Joe Fretwell

Casting

Nessa Hyams

Original Music Composer

Steve Boeddeker

Makeup Artist

Dick Smith

Production Design

Bill Malley

Set Decoration

Jerry Wunderlich

Hairstylist

William A. Farley

Assistant Art Director

Charles Bailey

Property Master

Joseph M. Caracciolo

Scenic Artist

Edward Garzero

Sound Effects Editor

Fred J. Brown

Special Effects

Marcel Vercoutere

Still Photographer

Josh Weiner

Music Editor

Eugene Marks

Potential Kermode

**Shocking rather than frightening.** Friedkin's The Exorcist is a film that shocks rather than scares. A well made film that achieved notoriety via pea soup. A slow and intelligent film with strong performances - yet also a mostly disappointing one for those who dare to go beyond the hype and actually _experience_ it for the first time. For a film that _does_ succeed in frightening the audience and with none of the hype - I recommend The Changeling starring George C Scott. Now **THAT** is a scary movie.