The Exorcist (1973)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $12,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $441,306,145.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 68.87 |
Directed By
William Friedkin
Crew
William Friedkin
William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty
Noel Marshall
Owen Roizman
Norman Gay
Evan A. Lottman
David Salven
Terence A. Donnelly
Chris Newman
Randy Nite
Ross Taylor
Richard Quinlan
Nicholas Sgarro
Jack Nitzsche
Louis DiGiaimo
Juliet Taylor
Joe Fretwell
Dick Smith
Bill Malley
Jerry Wunderlich
William A. Farley
Charles Bailey
Edward Garzero
Fred J. Brown
Marcel Vercoutere
Josh Weiner
Eugene Marks
Joseph M. Caracciolo
Nessa Hyams
C. Robert Fine
Hal Landaker
Bud S. Smith
Dan Perri
David Wynn-Jones
Ann Miles
John Nicola
Rick Baker
TOP CAST
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
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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