Videodisc release of the 1973 Warner Bros. motion picture. Based on the novel by William Peter Blatty. Includes 11 min. of scenes and images deleted before the film's 1973 release. Special features include: feature-length commentary by director William Friedkin; interactive menus; 2 theatrical trailers; 4 TV spots; 2 radio spots; scene access. Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller.
Summary:
Adapted by William Peter Blatty from his controversial bestseller, this shocking 1973 thriller set an intense and often-copied milestone for screen terror with its unflinching depiction of a young girl who is possessed by an evil spirit. Two priests risk their sanity and their lives to administer the rites of demonic exorcism, and Regan's mother can only stand by in horror as her daughter's body is wracked by satanic disfiguration. One of the most frightening films ever made with a soundtrack that's guaranteed to curl your blood, the years have not diminished its capacity to disturb even the most stoical viewers.
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