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Film / 1973
The Exorcist
Directed by
William Friedkin
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
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The Exorcist Collection
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Cast
Ellen BurstynChris MacNeil
Linda BlairRegan MacNeil
Jason MillerFather Damien Karras
Max von SydowFather Lankester Merrin
Lee J. CobbLt. Bill Kinderman
William O'MalleyFather Joseph Kevin Dyer
Kitty WinnSharon Spencer
Barton HeymanDr. Klein
Peter MastersonDr. Barringer
Jack MacGowranBurke Dennings
Rudolf SchündlerKarl
Gina PetrushkaWilli
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Robert SymondsDr. Taney
Arthur StorchPsychiatrist
Thomas BerminghamTom
Vasiliki MaliarosMary Karras
Titos VandisUncle John
John MahonLanguage Lab Director
Wallace RooneyBishop Michael
Ron FaberChuck / Demon (voice)
Donna MitchellMary Jo Perrin
Roy CooperJesuit Dean
Robert GerringerSenator at Party
Mercedes McCambridgeDemon (voice)
Paul BatesonRadiologist's Assistant (uncredited)
Elinore BlairNurse (uncredited)
William Peter BlattyThe Producer (uncredited)
Mary BoylanFirst Mental Patient (uncredited)
Dick CallinanAstronaut (uncredited)
Mason CurryDoctor (voice) (uncredited)
Toni DarnayViolent psychotic patient (uncredited)
Eileen DietzDemon / Regan Double (uncredited)
Joanne DusseauSenator's Wife (uncredited)
Bernard EismannMinor Role (uncredited)
Beatrice HunterMinor Role (uncredited)
Yvonne JonesBellevue Nurse (uncredited)
Don LaBonteMinor Role (uncredited)
Barton LaneAngiography Doctor (uncredited)
Ann MilesSpiderwalk (uncredited)
John NicolaPriest (uncredited)
Vincent RussellSubway Vagrant (uncredited)
Gerard F. YatesPriest Singing Around Piano at Party (uncredited)
Rita Sakellariou(her voice on the radio)
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