The Exorcist

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The Exorcist is a landmark 1973 American horror film directed by William Friedkin, renowned for its shocking depiction of demonic possession and its major influence on both the genre and modern cinema.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
horror film ⓘ
supernatural horror film ⓘ
academyAward Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Sound ⓘ
academyAwardNominations 10 ⓘ
basedOn The Exorcist (novel) ⓘ
linked to: The Exorcist
basedOnAuthor William Peter Blatty ⓘ
boxOfficeStatus major commercial success ⓘ
cinematographyBy Owen Roizman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalStatus cult classic ⓘ
landmark horror film ⓘ
director William Friedkin ⓘ
distributedBy Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
distributor Warner Bros. ⓘ
editedBy Evan A. Lottman ⓘ
Norman Gay ⓘ
followedBy Exorcist II: The Heretic ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
horror ⓘ
supernatural ⓘ
hasDirectorCut The Exorcist: The Version You’ve Never Seen ⓘ
linked to: The Exorcist
hasSequel The Exorcist III ⓘ
influenced modern horror cinema ⓘ
supernatural horror genre ⓘ
mainCharacter Chris MacNeil ⓘ
Father Damien Karras ⓘ
Father Lankester Merrin ⓘ
Regan MacNeil ⓘ
mpaaRating R ⓘ
musicBy Jack Nitzsche ⓘ
Mike Oldfield ⓘ
notableFor controversial reception and audience reactions ⓘ
graphic depiction of demonic possession ⓘ
use of practical special effects ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
producer William Peter Blatty ⓘ
productionCompany Hoya Productions ⓘ
publicationYearOfSource 1971 ⓘ
releaseDate 1973-12-26 ⓘ
releaseYear 1973 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 122 ⓘ
screenwriter William Peter Blatty ⓘ
settingLocation Georgetown, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
stars Ellen Burstyn ⓘ
Jason Miller ⓘ
Lee J. Cobb ⓘ
Linda Blair ⓘ
Max von Sydow ⓘ
subject Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

demonic possession ⓘ
exorcism ⓘ

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