The Exorcist

The Exorcist

1973 · 2 hr 2 min · R

Horror

Directors

William Friedkin

Actors

  • Ellen Burstyn
  • Max von Sydow
  • Linda Blair

Credits: 1

Summary

When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

More about this movie

A visiting actress in Washington, D.C., notices dramatic and dangerous changes in the behavior and physical make-up 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. And, book-ending the story, a frail, elderly priest recognizes the necessity for a show-down with an old demonic enemy.