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The Exorcist
1973•122 min•R
★
(506,074 votes)8.1/10
PLOT
A visiting actress in Washington, D.C., notices dramatic and dangerous changes in the behavior and physical makeup of her 12 year-old daughter. Meanwhile, a young priest at nearby Georgetown University begins to doubt his faith while dealing with his mother's terminal sickness. A frail, elderly priest recognizes the necessity for a show-down with an old demonic enemy.
DIRECTOR
William Friedkin
WRITER
William Peter Blatty
CAST
Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair
