With The Exorcist, William Friedkin (Rules Of Engagement) rivals Hitchcock for heart-stopping terror in this deeply horrifying
masterpiece that led to religious boycotts, fainting and nauseous audiences, and a commercial
success that forever changed Hollywood. Linda Blair plays Regan, a 12-year-old girl possessed by
the devil. After exhausting all the options of science, psychology, and medicine, Regan's mother
(Ellen Burstyn) realizes the supernatural nature of her daughter's condition and resorts to a
religious solution, turning to Father Karras (Jason Miller) for an exorcism. Aided by the
mysterious Jesuit exorcist Father Merrin (Max von Sydow), Karras must confront not only
supernatural phenomena but also his own inadequate faith and displaced guilt over his mother's
recent death, a personal torment Regan uses to manipulate him, but with disturbing results.
Directed by William Friedkin - Rated R
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