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.
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Film Cast:
- Chris MacNeil: Ellen Burstyn
- Regan Teresa MacNeil: Linda Blair
- Father Lankester Merrin: Max von Sydow
- Lt. William F. Kinderman: Lee J. Cobb
- Sharon Spencer: Kitty Winn
- Burke Dennings: Jack MacGowran
- Father Damien Karras: Jason Miller
- Father Joseph Dyer: William O’Malley
- Dr. Samuel Klein: Barton Heyman
- Dr. Barringer: Peter Masterson
- Karl: Rudolf Schündler
- Willi: Gina Petrushka
- Dr. Taney: Robert Symonds
- Psychiatrist: Arthur Storch
- Tom: Thomas Bermingham
- Mary Karras: Vasiliki Maliaros
- Uncle John: Titos Vandis
- Language Lab Director: John Mahon
- Bishop Michael: Wallace Rooney
- Chuck / Demon (voice): Ron Faber
- Mary Jo Perrin: Donna Mitchell
- Jesuit Dean: Roy Cooper
- Senator at Party: Robert Gerringer
- Demon (voice): Mercedes McCambridge
- Radiologist’s Assistant (uncredited): Paul Bateson
- Nurse (uncredited): Elinore Blair
- The Producer (uncredited): William Peter Blatty
- First Mental Patient (uncredited): Mary Boylan
- Astronaut (uncredited): Dick Callinan
- Doctor (voice) (uncredited): Mason Curry
- Violent psychotic patient (uncredited): Toni Darnay
- Demon / Regan Double (uncredited): Eileen Dietz
- Senator’s Wife (uncredited): Joanne Dusseau
- Minor Role (uncredited): Bernard Eismann
- Minor Role (uncredited): Beatrice Hunter
- Bellevue Nurse (uncredited): Yvonne Jones
- Minor Role (uncredited): Don LaBonte
- Angiography Doctor (uncredited): Barton Lane
- Spiderwalk (uncredited): Ann Miles
- Priest (uncredited): John Nicola
- Subway Vagrant (uncredited): Vincent Russell
- Priest Singing Around Piano at Party (uncredited): Gerard F. Yates
Film Crew:
- Casting: Louis DiGiaimo
- Casting: Juliet Taylor
- Director of Photography: Owen Roizman
- Original Music Composer: Jack Nitzsche
- Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
- Special Effects Assistant: Rick Baker
- Assistant Art Director: Charles Bailey
- Director: William Friedkin
- Scenic Artist: Edward Garzero
- Sound Effects Editor: Fred J. Brown
- Property Master: Joseph M. Caracciolo
- Executive Producer: Noel Marshall
- Makeup Artist: Dick Smith
- Casting: Nessa Hyams
- Novel: William Peter Blatty
- Editor: Norman Gay
- Editor: Evan A. Lottman
- Production Design: Bill Malley
- Special Effects: Marcel Vercoutere
- Costume Design: Joe Fretwell
- Hairstylist: William A. Farley
- Still Photographer: Josh Weiner
- Music Editor: Eugene Marks
- Title Designer: Dan Perri
- Focus Puller: David Wynn-Jones
- Stunts: Ann Miles
- Technical Advisor: John Nicola
Movie Reviews:
- 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.