Name: The Exorcist
Directed by William Friedkin
Produced by William Peter Blatty
Noel Marshall
Written by William Peter Blatty
Starring Ellen Burstyn
Linda Blair
Max von Sydow
Jason Miller
Lee J. Cobb
and
Mercedes McCambridge
Music by Jack Nitzsche
Mike Oldfield
Cinematography Owen Roizman
Editing by Norman Gay
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) Original Release
December 26, 1973
Re-release
March 17, 2000
Restored Version
September 22, 2000
Running time Theatrical cut
122 min.
Director's Cut
132 min.
Country United States
Language English
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Latin
Greek
French
German
Arabic
Budget $12,000,000 (Production Budget) and
$3,000,000 (Prints and Advertising Budget)
Gross revenue $402,500,000

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The Exorcist is a 1973 U.S. horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl, and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her daughter through an exorcism conducted by two priests. The film features Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Kitty Winn, Lee J. Cobb, Jason Miller, Mercedes McCambridge]. Both the film and novel took inspiration from a documented exorcism in 1949, performed on a fourteen-year-old boy. The film is one of a cycle of 'demonic child' movies produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including Rosemary's Baby and The Omen.

The film became one of the most profitable horror films of all time, grossing $402,500,000 worldwide. The film earned ten Academy Award nominations—winning two, one for Best Sound and Best Adapted Screenplay, and losing Best Picture to The Sting. Along with the novel on which it was based, Blatty's script has been published several times over the years. The Exorcist was commercially released in the United States by Warner Bros. on December 26, 1973, and rereleased on March 17, 2000, with a restored version released on September 22, 2000.

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