The Exorcist
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A mother desperately seeks help from two Catholic priests after her twelve-year-old daughter becomes violently possessed by a demonic force.
Why watch: The first horror film ever nominated for Best Picture.
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Cast
Ellen Burstyn as Chris MacNeil
Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil
Jason Miller as Father Damien Karras
Max von Sydow as Father Lankester Merrin
Lee J. Cobb as Lt. Bill Kinderman
William O'Malley as Father Joseph Kevin Dyer
Kitty Winn as Sharon Spencer
Barton Heyman as Dr. Klein
Peter Masterson as Dr. Barringer
Jack MacGowran as Burke Dennings
Rudolf Schündler as Karl
Gina Petrushka as Willi
Robert Symonds as Dr. Taney
Arthur Storch as Psychiatrist
Thomas Bermingham as Tom
Crew
William Friedkin — Director
William Peter Blatty — Novel
William Peter Blatty — Screenplay
William Peter Blatty — Producer
Noel Marshall — Executive Producer
Louis DiGiaimo — Casting
Juliet Taylor — Casting
Nessa Hyams — Casting
Owen Roizman — Director of Photography
Norman Gay — Editor
Evan A. Lottman — Editor
Bud S. Smith — Editor
Bill Malley — Production Design
Joe Fretwell — Costume Design
Jack Nitzsche — Original Music Composer
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