| Genre: | Horror |
| Year: | 1973 |
| Rating: | R |
| Length: | 122 min |
| Country: | USA |
| Cast: | Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Lee J. Cobb, Max von Sydow, Wallace Rooney |
| Credits: | Directed by: William Friedkin |
| Awards: | Academy Awards
Best Sound: Robert Knudson - Christopher Newman
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium - William Peter Blatty (1973) |
Synopsis
Beatty's novelization of a real case of possession that happened in a Washington Suburb (Mt.
Ranier, MD) puts Regan, an adolescent girl, Living with her mother in Georgetown in Washington, into a
more and more difficult situation. She exhibits strange symptoms, including levitation and great strength.
When all medical possibilities are exhausted, her mother is sent to a priest who is also a psychiatrist. He
becomes convinced that Regan is possessed and he and a second priest experienced in exorcism try to
drive the spirit from Regan before she dies
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