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The Exorcist

1973·2h 2m·R
Horror
IMDb Rating
★ 8.1/10
498,741 votes
Metascore
83
Metacritic

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

The Exorcist is a 1973 horror movie directed by William Friedkin, starring Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.1/10 from 498,741 votes and runs 2h 2m.

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Director
William Friedkin
Stars
Linda Blair
Ellen Burstyn
Max von Sydow
Lee J. Cobb
Creators
William Peter Blatty
Details
1973-12-26
122 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, Arabic, French, German, Greek, Kurdish, Latin
Keywords
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