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Title:

The exorcist [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; screenplay by William Peter Blatty ; produced by William Peter Blatty ; directed by William Friedkin.

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

Exorcist (Motion picture)

Edition:

Extended director's cut, [DVD].

Publisher, Date:

Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2010.

Description:

1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

The frightening and realistic tale of an innocent girl inhabited by a terrifying entity, her mother's frantic resolve to save her, and two priests, one doubt-ridden, the other a rock of faith, joined in battling ultimate evil always leaves viewers breathless. The extended director's cut includes over ten minutes of footage deleted before the film's 1973 release.

Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R; for strong language and disturbing images.

System details:

DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby digital.

Cast:

Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller, Linda Blair.

Credits:

Executive producer, Noel Marshall.

Language:

Dialogue in English, French or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.

Subjects:

Demoniac possession -- Drama -- Video recordings.

Exorcism -- Drama -- Video recordings.

Genre:

Horror films.

Feature films.

Other Author:

Burstyn, Ellen, 1932-

Sydow, Max von, 1929-2020

Blair, Linda.

Friedkin, William.

Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976.

Blatty, William Peter. Exorcist.

Warner Home Video (Firm)

Other title:

Title appears on container as: William Peter Blatty's the exorcist

Other Title:

Fear of God, the making of the Exorcist.

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1973.

Special features: "The fear of God : the making of the Exorcist" (75 min.) ; 3 original trailers, commentary and a new introduction by William Friedkin; TV and radio spots.

Academy Awards, 1973, for Best Sound (Robert Knudson, Christopher Newman;and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, William Peter Blatt. Golden Globes, 1973: Best Director, William Friedkin; Best Motion Picture (Drama); Best Screenplay (Motion Picture), William Peter Blatty; and Best Supporting Actress, Linda Blair.

ISBN:

1419888161

9781419888168

1419888161

Publisher or Distributor Number:

3000032565

Other Number:

668448143

Control Number:

2217824

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16

# Available:

14

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0

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1

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1

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0