The Exorcist (1973) Watch Online in Full length! Watch The Exorcist Online. In The Exorcist, When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter. This movie was released in the year 1973. You may enjoy streaming it as it features Horror genres. It runs for 122 min.
The Exorcist is the most profitable horror movie of all time, and possibly one of the most disturbing. It was released in 1973, and stars Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow and Jason Miller. It was developed from the book of the same name by William Peter Blatty, which was based on a real-life exorcism that took place in 1949.
In terms of narrative, The Exorcist tells the story of Chris McNeill, an actress, and her twelve year old daughter, Reagan, who have always had a very nice relationship until they relocated to Washington D.C., when her mother begins to notice some very concerning changes in her daughter. At first the changes are small and mimic the moody behavior of an almost teen, but as things get worse, Chris realizes that her daughter is possessed by a demonic presence and she turns to two priests for help. She uses expletives, speaks in tongues and has to be tied to her bed for her own safety and that of those around her. They conduct an exorcism and in doing so, come face to face with the devil.
The movie seemed to have some kind of demonic or evil presence lurking from its early days. Several producers would not go near the production, including Stanley Kubrick, fearing that its subject matter would somehow rub off. One of Jason Miller's young sons was hit by a motorbike and hospitalized during the filming which only served to increase rumors that the entire set was cursed. The rumors may not have been entirely inaccurate; in total nine people died on set during the making of the movie, most notably Jack MacGowran who played Burke Dennings.
Theaters were initially nervous about showing the movie and it was only booked into twenty-six theaters across the whole of the United States when it was released on December 26th, 1973 - not exactly the traditional Christmas movie that typically drew people into the theaters at this time of year. It became quickly apparent that people really wanted to see this film, though many had extreme physical fear reactions to seeing the make-up effects that were used on Linda Blair; it became a huge commercial hi,. It also garnered an impressive ten Academy Award nominations, winning two (Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound Mixing.) Most notably it was the first horror film to be nominated in the Best Picture category. Not only did it become the highest grossing horror film ever, but also one of the highest grossing movies of any genre in history
One of the factors that contributed to the basic terror of the movie was the music, the majority of which was written by Jack Nitsche, a one-time producer for Phil Spector who went on to become one of the most successful movie theme tune composers in history. The main theme of The Exorcist seemed to people to have been far more omnipresent than it actually was, and became synonymous with demonic, devilish and disturbing scenes, despite not being featured in many of them.
The Exorcist has become the barometer by which the scariness of all subsequent horror movies are judged - was it as scary as The Exorcist? Entertainment Weekly named it the scariest film of all time, a decision backed up by similar honors in Time Out magazine a few years later. In 2010 the Library of Congress decided that the film would be preserved as part of its National Film Registry. It has also been awarded with a number of spoofs and parodies, the most successful, and surely the funniest, starring Lesley Nielsen as the hapless priest conducting one of the most ineffectual exorcisms in history.
The film was actually banned in the United Kingdom in 1998, all copies being removed from stores, libraries and video stores, although it was shown occasionally in underground movie theaters, quickly building up a cult following. It remained banned for eleven years.
EditWilliam Friedkin |
William Peter Blatty | ... | (written for the screen by) |
William Peter Blatty | ... | (novel) |
Ellen Burstyn | ... | Chris MacNeil | |
Max von Sydow | ... | Father Merrin | |
Lee J. Cobb | ... | Lt. William Kinderman | |
Kitty Winn | ... | Sharon | |
Jack MacGowran | ... | Burke Dennings | |
Jason Miller | ... | Father Karras | |
Linda Blair | ... | Regan | |
William O'Malley | ... | Father Dyer (as Reverend William O'Malley S.J.) | |
Barton Heyman | ... | Dr. Klein | |
Peter Masterson | ... | Dr. Barringer - Clinic Director (as Pete Masterson) | |
Rudolf Schündler | ... | Karl | |
Gina Petrushka | ... | Willi | |
Robert Symonds | ... | Dr. Taney | |
Arthur Storch | ... | Psychiatrist | |
Thomas Bermingham | ... | Tom - President of University (as Reverend Thomas Bermingham S.J.) | |
Vasiliki Maliaros | ... | Karras' Mother | |
Titos Vandis | ... | Karras' Uncle | |
John Mahon | ... | Language Lab Director | |
Wallace Rooney | ... | Bishop Michael | |
Ron Faber | ... | Chuck - Assistant Director / Demonic Voice | |
Donna Mitchell | ... | Mary Jo Perrin | |
Roy Cooper | ... | Jesuit Dean | |
Robert Gerringer | ... | Senator at Party | |
Mercedes McCambridge | ... | Demon (voice) | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Paul Bateson | ... | Radiologist's Assistant (uncredited) | |
Elinore Blair | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
William Peter Blatty | ... | The Producer (uncredited) | |
Mary Boylan | ... | First Mental Patient (uncredited) | |
Dick Callinan | ... | Astronaut (uncredited) | |
Mason Curry | ... | Doctor (voice) (uncredited) | |
Toni Darnay | ... | Violent psychotic patient (uncredited) | |
Eileen Dietz | ... | Pazuzu's Face (uncredited) | |
Joanne Dusseau | ... | Senator's Wife (uncredited) | |
Bernard Eismann | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
Beatrice Hunter | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
Yvonne Jones | ... | Bellevue Nurse (uncredited) | |
Don LaBonte | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
Barton Lane | ... | Angiography Doctor (uncredited) | |
Ann Miles | ... | Spiderwalk (uncredited) | |
John Nicola | ... | Priest (uncredited) | |
Vincent Russell | ... | Subway Vagrant (uncredited) | |
Gerard F. Yates | ... | Priest Singing Around Piano at Party (uncredited) |
William Peter Blatty | ... | producer |
Noel Marshall | ... | executive producer |
David Salven | ... | associate producer |
Owen Roizman | ... | director of photography |
Norman Gay | ||
Evan A. Lottman | ... | (as Evan Lottman) |
Louis DiGiaimo | ... | (as Louis DiGiamo) |
Nessa Hyams | ||
Juliet Taylor |
Bill Malley |
John Robert Lloyd | ... | (uncredited) |
Jerry Wunderlich |
Joseph Fretwell III | ... | (as Joe Fretwell) |
William A. Farley | ... | hair stylist (as Bill Farley) |
Dick Smith | ... | makeup artist |
William Kaplan | ... | production manager: Iraq sequence |
Terence A. Donnelly | ... | first assistant director |
Alan R. Green | ... | second assistant director (as Alan Green) |
Charles Bailey | ... | assistant art director |
Joseph M. Caracciolo | ... | property master (as Joe Caracciolo) |
Edward Garzero | ... | master scenic artist (as Eddie Garzero) |
Bill Gold | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Robert Hart | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Gene Lauritzen | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
Randle Akerson | ... | dialogue editor (2000 version) / sound editor (2000 version) |
Noah Blough | ... | sound editor (2000 version) |
Fred J. Brown | ... | sound effects editor (as Fred Brown) |
Richard Burton | ... | sound editor (2000 version) |
Susan Demskey-Horiuchi | ... | first assistant sound editor (2000 version) |
Matthew Dettmann | ... | foley artist (2000 version) (as Matt Dettmann) |
Richard Duarte | ... | foley mixer (2000 version) |
Jean-Louis Ducarme | ... | sound: Iraq sequence |
C. Robert Fine | ... | special sound effects (as Bob Fine) |
Gonzalo Gavira | ... | special sound effects |
Gary A. Hecker | ... | foley artist (2000 version) (as Gary Hecker) |
Richard King | ... | supervising sound editor (2000 version) |
Robert Knudson | ... | dubbing mixer (as Buzz Knudson) |
Hal Landaker | ... | sound consultant |
James Matheny | ... | sound editor (2000 version) |
Michael Minkler | ... | re-recording mixer (2000 version) |
Ron Nagle | ... | special sound effects |
Christopher Newman | ... | sound (as Chris Newman) |
Mark Pappas | ... | foley editor (2000 version) / sound editor (2000 version) |
Doc Siegel | ... | special sound effects |
Ross Taylor | ... | sound effects editor |
Robert Ulrich | ... | adr supervisor (2000 version) / supervising adr editor (2000 version) |
Kerry Dean Williams | ... | adr editor (2000 version) (as Kerry Williams) |
Kitty Malone | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Sharron Miller | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
James Nelson | ... | supervising sound editor (uncredited) |
Ken Nordine | ... | special sound effects (uncredited) |
Marcel Vercoutere | ... | special effects |
Rick Baker | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Jennifer Law-Stump | ... | 2000 special edition digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital |
Marv Ystrom | ... | optical effects |
Martin Hall | ... | paint/roto artist (uncredited) |
Ann Miles | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Chuck Waters | ... | stunts: Jason Miller (uncredited) |
Richard Quinlan | ... | gaffer (as Dick Quinlan) |
Ed Quinn | ... | key grip (as Eddie Quinn) |
Josh Weiner | ... | still photographer |
Billy Williams | ... | director of photography: Iraq sequence |
Gary Muller | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
Kelvin Pike | ... | camera operator: iraq sequence (uncredited) |
Tom Priestley Jr. | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Robert Schoenhut | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Tom Volpe | ... | grip (uncredited) |
David Wynn-Jones | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Bill Beattie | ... | wardrobe: men's |
Aldo Cipullo | ... | jewelry designer: Cartier, New York |
Florence Foy | ... | wardrobe: ladies' |
Michael Goldman | ... | assistant film editor (as Michal Goldman) |
Terry Haggar | ... | color timer (special version) |
Jordan Leondopoulos | ... | supervising field editor |
Ross Levy | ... | assistant film editor: Iraq sequence |
Craig McKay | ... | assistant film editor |
Bob McMillian | ... | color consultant (as Robert M. McMillian) |
Darrin Navarro | ... | assistant editor (theatrical version) |
Jonathan Pontell | ... | assistant film editor |
Ray Sabo | ... | negative cutter (special version) |
Bud S. Smith | ... | editor: Iraq sequence (as Bud Smith) |
Robert Garrett | ... | music editor (2000 version) |
Eugene Marks | ... | music editor (as Gene Marks) |
Jack Nitzsche | ... | composer: additional music |
London Symphony Orchestra | ... | music performed by (uncredited) |
Ken Nordine | ... | vocal coach: Linda Blair (uncredited) |
Thomas Bermingham | ... | technical advisor (as Reverend Thomas Bermingham S.J.) |
Norman E. Chase | ... | technical advisor: Professor of Radiology, New York University Medical Center (as Norman E. Chase M.D.) |
Anne Mooney | ... | production office coordinator |
John Nicola | ... | technical advisor (as Reverend John Nicola S.J.) |
William O'Malley | ... | technical advisor (as Reverend William O'Malley S.J.) |
Dan Perri | ... | title designer |
Nicholas Sgarro | ... | script supervisor (as Nick Sgarro) |
Albert M. Shapiro | ... | administrative assistant (as Albert Shapiro) |
Arthur I. Snyder | ... | technical advisor (as Arthur I. Snyder M.D.) |
Herbert E. Walker | ... | technical advisor (as Herbert E. Walker M.D.) |
Victor Argo | ... | voice (uncredited) |
Michael Cristofer | ... | voice (uncredited) |
Eileen Dietz | ... | double: Regan MacNeil (uncredited) |
Liam Dunn | ... | voice (uncredited) |
Philippa Harris | ... | voice (uncredited) |
Joe Hyams | ... | studio publicity executive (uncredited) |
Claudia Lennear | ... | voice (uncredited) |
Kitty Malone | ... | voice (uncredited) |
Howard Newman | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Maidie Norman | ... | voice (uncredited) |