When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Directed by William Friedkin
washington dc, usa
religion and supernatural
exorcism
paranormal phenomena
possession
satan
priest
demon
roman catholic church
psychotic
demonic possession
macabre
crisis of faith
religious horror
supernatural horror
provocative
dramatic
suspenseful
audacious
bold
frightened
horrified
possessed child
Rank
#16 in 1973·#1818 overall
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Letterboxd
4.0 / 5
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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
Barton Heyman
Dr. Klein
Peter Masterson
Dr. Barringer
Jack MacGowran
Burke Dennings
Rudolf Schündler
Karl
Robert Symonds
Dr. Taney
Crew
William Friedkin
Director
William Peter Blatty
Screenplay
Jack Nitzsche
Original Music Composer
Owen Roizman
Director of Photography
William Peter Blatty
Producer
Noel Marshall
Executive Producer
Dick Smith
Makeup Artist
William Peter Blatty
Novel
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Rick Baker
Special Effects Assistant
Popular Reviews
5027 reviews
vi
10.0★ · 10/22/16
your mother knits socks in hell
your mother knits socks in hell
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Davy Got BoredPRO
5.9★ · 08/30/25
Does not hold up to the test of time, outdated. It also wasn’t scare like most people hype it up to be. It was a little chilling but I actually found it a little more funny than scary
Does not hold up to the test of time, outdated. It also wasn’t scare like most people hype it up to be. It was a little chilling but I actually found it a little more funny than scary
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mratteo
5.6★ · 05/07/26
decisamente non ha superato la prova del tempo, più che un horror mi sembrava una commedia (shoutout al giurista numero 3 di "12 angry man")
decisamente non ha superato la prova del tempo, più che un horror mi sembrava una commedia (shoutout al giurista numero 3 di "12 angry man")
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Jose
10.0★ · 04/25/26
Ooky spooky!
Ooky spooky!
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Faiqah
10.0★ · 10/04/25
Never been the biggest fan of supernatural horror films but this is one of the best horror films i have ever seen.
Never been the biggest fan of supernatural horror films but this is one of the best horror films i have ever seen.
