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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.
When a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say there is nothing they can do. As people begin to die, the girl's mother realizes her daughter has been possessed by the devil--and that her daughter's only possible hope lies with two priests and the ancient rite of demonic exorcism.
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Ellen Burstyn
Chris MacNeil
Linda Blair
Regan MacNeil
Jason Miller
Father Damien Karras
Max von Sydow
Father Lankester Merrin
Lee J. Cobb
Lt. Bill Kinderman
William O'Malley
Father Joseph Kevin Dyer
Kitty Winn
Sharon Spencer
Jack MacGowran
Burke Dennings
Barton Heyman
Dr. Klein
Peter Masterson
Dr. Barringer
Rudolf Schündler
Karl
Gina Petrushka
Willi
Robert Symonds
Dr. Taney
Arthur Storch
Psychiatrist
Thomas Bermingham
Tom
Vasiliki Maliaros
Mary Karras
Titos Vandis
Uncle John
John Mahon
Language Lab Director
Wallace Rooney
Bishop Michael
Ron Faber
Chuck / Demon (voice)
Donna Mitchell
Mary Jo Perrin
Roy Cooper
Jesuit Dean
Robert Gerringer
Senator at Party
Mercedes McCambridge
Demon (voice)
Paul Bateson
Radiologist's Assistant (uncredited)
Elinore Blair
Nurse (uncredited)
William Peter Blatty
The Producer (uncredited)
Mary Boylan
First Mental Patient (uncredited)
Dick Callinan
Astronaut (uncredited)
Mason Curry
Doctor (voice) (uncredited)
Toni Darnay
Violent psychotic patient (uncredited)
Eileen Dietz
Demon / Regan Double (uncredited)
Joanne Dusseau
Senator's Wife (uncredited)
Bernard Eismann
Minor Role (uncredited)
Beatrice Hunter
Minor Role (uncredited)
Yvonne Jones
Bellevue Nurse (uncredited)
Don LaBonte
Minor Role (uncredited)
Barton Lane
Angiography Doctor (uncredited)
Ann Miles
Spiderwalk (uncredited)
John Nicola
Priest (uncredited)
Vincent Russell
Subway Vagrant (uncredited)
Gerard F. Yates
Priest Singing Around Piano at Party (uncredited)
Rita Sakellariou
(her voice on the radio)
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- Release Date 12/26/1973
- Language English
- Director William Friedkin
- Editors Bud S. Smith, Norman Gay, Evan A. Lottman
- Cinematographer Owen Roizman
- Producer William Peter Blatty
- Companies Hoya Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Budget $12,000,000
- Homepage theexorcist.warnerbros.com
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Dec 26, 1973 | Theatrical | R |
| United Kingdom | Mar 14, 1974 | Premiere (London) | 18 |
| IE | May 31, 1974 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Japan | Jul 13, 1974 | Theatrical | R15+ |
| SE | Jul 29, 1974 | Theatrical | 15 |
| DK | Aug 5, 1974 | Theatrical | 15 |
| AR | Aug 14, 1974 | Theatrical | +18 |
| UY | Aug 19, 1974 | Theatrical | — |
| Netherlands | Sep 4, 1974 | Theatrical | 18 |
| France | Sep 11, 1974 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Germany | Sep 19, 1974 | Theatrical (West Germany) | 18 |
| BE | Sep 20, 1974 | Theatrical | — |
| United Kingdom | Sep 22, 1974 | Theatrical (X (original rating)) | 18 |
| FI | Oct 4, 1974 | Theatrical | K-18 |
| Italy | Oct 4, 1974 | Theatrical | VM14 |
| GR | Oct 5, 1974 | Theatrical | — |
| PT | Nov 1, 1974 | Theatrical | M/18 |
| Brazil | Nov 11, 1974 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Mexico | Dec 19, 1974 | Theatrical | C |
| PE | Jan 1, 1975 | Theatrical | — |
| South Korea | May 24, 1975 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Spain | Sep 1, 1975 | Theatrical | 18 |
| IN | Aug 27, 1977 | Theatrical | — |
| NO | Dec 29, 1977 | Theatrical | 18 |
| United States | Apr 11, 1979 | Theatrical (Re-release) | R |
| AR | Sep 20, 1979 | Theatrical (Re-release) | — |
| United Kingdom | Jul 20, 1980 | Theatrical (Re-release) | 18 |
| TR | Mar 9, 1981 | Theatrical | — |
| HU | Jan 5, 1989 | Theatrical | 18 |
| XC | Oct 1, 1991 | Physical | — |
| SK | Jan 30, 1998 | TV (Markíza ) | 18 |
| IE | Oct 30, 1998 | Theatrical (Re-release) | — |
| United States | Sep 22, 2000 | Theatrical (Restored version) | R |
| Japan | Oct 7, 2000 | Theatrical (Restored version) | PG12 |
| Spain | Oct 18, 2000 | Theatrical (Restored version) | — |
| PH | Oct 25, 2000 | Theatrical (Restored version) | R-16 |
| HK | Nov 2, 2000 | Theatrical (Restored version) | IIB |
| IS | Nov 3, 2000 | Theatrical (Restored version) | — |
| Italy | Dec 1, 2000 | Theatrical (Restored version) | — |
| United States | Dec 6, 2000 | Physical | R |
| Canada | Dec 26, 2000 | Physical (DVD) | 18A |
| FI | Feb 9, 2001 | Theatrical (Re-release) | — |
| AR | Feb 18, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | +16 |
| Brazil | Mar 2, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | 18 |
| Mexico | Mar 9, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | B |
| CH | Mar 14, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | 16 |
| France | Mar 14, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | 12 |
| CH | Mar 15, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | 16 |
| Germany | Mar 15, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | 16 |
| NZ | Mar 15, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | R16 |
| PE | Mar 15, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | — |
| BE | Mar 21, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | — |
| Australia | Mar 22, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | — |
| Russia | Apr 1, 2001 | Digital (Restored version) | 18+ |
| Netherlands | Apr 5, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | 16 |
| PT | Apr 6, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | — |
| SE | Apr 11, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored Version) | 15 |
| GR | May 4, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | — |
| TR | May 4, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | 18+ |
| South Korea | May 19, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | 15 |
| CZ | Jul 12, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | 15+ |
| HU | Jul 19, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | — |
| SE | Aug 8, 2001 | Physical (DVD release) | 15 |
| IL | Aug 16, 2001 | Theatrical (Restored version) | 18 |
| Netherlands | Mar 16, 2004 | TV (Net 5) | 16 |
| SG | Oct 10, 2006 | Physical (DVD (uncut)) | R21 |
| Netherlands | Sep 20, 2010 | Physical (Blu ray) | 16 |
| AE | Oct 18, 2010 | Physical (Blu-ray) | — |
| SE | Oct 27, 2010 | Physical (Blu-ray release) | 15 |
| PE | Feb 21, 2013 | Theatrical (Re-release) | — |
| Italy | Jun 19, 2013 | Theatrical (Re-release) | — |
| Germany | Aug 13, 2013 | Physical (Neuprüfung) | 16 |
| SG | Oct 8, 2013 | Physical (Blu-ray (uncut)) | R21 |
| Netherlands | Apr 15, 2014 | Physical (DVD) | 16 |
| Poland | Oct 20, 2014 | Theatrical (Restored version) | 18 |
| SK | Jan 4, 2015 | TV (Markíza ) | 18 |
| CL | May 30, 2015 | Theatrical (Re-release) | — |
| SE | Nov 13, 2015 | Theatrical (Stockholm International Film Festival) | 15 |
| ID | Jan 7, 2016 | Digital | — |
| France | Nov 8, 2016 | Physical | — |
| CN | Jun 25, 2017 | Premiere (Shanghai International Film Festival) | — |
| Spain | Jul 17, 2018 | Theatrical (Reestreno) | 18 |
| Australia | Apr 3, 2019 | Digital | MA 15+ |
| TW | Oct 30, 2020 | Theatrical (Restored Version) | 輔12級 |
| LU | Mar 11, 2021 | Premiere (Luxembourg City Film Festival) | — |
| Mexico | Oct 26, 2021 | Theatrical (Limited) (Re-release) | B-15 |
| CN | Apr 19, 2024 | Premiere ( Beijing International Film Festival （4K）Director Edited The Version You've Never Seen Before) | — |
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