The Exorcist

12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins to adapt an explicit new personality as strange events befall the local area of Georgetown. Her mother becomes torn between science and superstition in a desperate bid to save her daughter, and ultimately turns to her last hope: Father Damien Karras, a troubled priest who is struggling with his own faith.

Director: William Friedkin

Genre: Horror

Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, William O'Malley, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, Barton Heyman, Peter Masterson

• Release date: 1973-12-26
• Runtime: 122
• Country: United States of America
• Budget: $11,000,000