The Exorcist

dir. William Friedkin/United States/1973/132 min.

Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, ”The Exorcist” was controversial and extremely popular from the moment it opened in 1973. This is the frightening and realistic tale of an innocent girl (Oscar-nominated Linda Blair) inhabited by a terrifying entity, her mother's frantic resolve to save her (Ellen Burstyn in her own Oscar-nominated performance) and two priests - one doubt-ridden, the other a rock of faith - who come together in a battle of ultimate evil. To this day, ”The Exorcist” leaves viewers breathless. The greatest supernatural thriller of all-time astonishes and unsettles like no other movie before or since.

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projection time:

132 min.
country/year:

United States /1973
director:

William Friedkin
pictures:

Owen Roizman
production:

William Peter Blatty / Hoya Productions
awards :

1974 – Oscar® Academy Award for the Best Sound and for the Best Adapted Screenplay, 1974 – Golden Globe for the Best Motion Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress

sections:

Masters
contests:

Audience Award