Exorcist: The Beginning

2004 film by Renny Harlin
Movie film Q1337485
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Summary

Exorcist: The Beginning is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,591 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Exorcist: The Beginning's instance of is recorded as The Beginning — instance of (P31): film[3].
  • Exorcist: The Beginning was directed by The Beginning — director (P57): Renny Harlin[4].
  • The Beginning — screenwriter (P58): William Wisher Jr. wrote the screenplay for Exorcist: The Beginning[5].
  • The Beginning — screenwriter (P58): Caleb Carr wrote the screenplay for Exorcist: The Beginning[6].
  • The Beginning — screenwriter (P58): Alexi Hawley wrote the screenplay for Exorcist: The Beginning[7].
  • Exorcist: The Beginning's composer is recorded as The Beginning — composer (P86): Trevor Rabin[8].
  • Exorcist: The Beginning's genre is The Beginning — genre (P136): horror film[9].
  • Exorcist: The Beginning's genre is The Beginning — genre (P136): thriller film[10].
  • Exorcist: The Beginning's based on is recorded as The Beginning — based on (P144): The Exorcist[11].
  • A cast member of Exorcist: The Beginning was The Beginning — cast member (P161): Stellan Skarsgård[12].
  • A cast member of Exorcist: The Beginning was The Beginning — cast member (P161): Izabella Scorupco[13].
  • A cast member of Exorcist: The Beginning was The Beginning — cast member (P161): James D'Arcy[14].
  • A cast member of Exorcist: The Beginning was The Beginning — cast member (P161): Julian Wadham[15].
  • A cast member of Exorcist: The Beginning was The Beginning — cast member (P161): Ben Cross[16].
  • A cast member of Exorcist: The Beginning was The Beginning — cast member (P161): David Bradley[17].
  • A cast member of Exorcist: The Beginning was The Beginning — cast member (P161): Alan Ford[18].
  • A cast member of Exorcist: The Beginning was The Beginning — cast member (P161): Antonie Kamerling[19].
  • A cast member of Exorcist: The Beginning was The Beginning — cast member (P161): Ralph Brown[20].
  • A cast member of Exorcist: The Beginning was The Beginning — cast member (P161): Michel Leroy[21].
  • Exorcist: The Beginning was produced by The Beginning — producer (P162): James G. Robinson[22].
  • Exorcist: The Beginning's part of the series is recorded as The Beginning — part of the series (P179): The Exorcist[23].
  • Exorcist: The Beginning's production company is recorded as The Beginning — production company (P272): Warner Bros. Entertainment[24].
  • Exorcist: The Beginning's director of photography is recorded as The Beginning — director of photography (P344): Vittorio Storaro[25].
  • The original language of Exorcist: The Beginning was The Beginning — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[26].
  • Exorcist: The Beginning was distributed by The Beginning — distribution format (P437): video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Exorcist: The Beginning was produced by The Beginning — producer (P162): James G. Robinson[22]. It was directed by The Beginning — director (P57): Renny Harlin[4]. Screenwriters include The Beginning — screenwriter (P58): William Wisher Jr.[5], The Beginning — screenwriter (P58): Caleb Carr[6], and The Beginning — screenwriter (P58): Alexi Hawley[7]. Cast members include The Beginning — cast member (P161): Stellan Skarsgård[12], The Beginning — cast member (P161): Izabella Scorupco[13], The Beginning — cast member (P161): James D'Arcy[14], The Beginning — cast member (P161): Julian Wadham[15], The Beginning — cast member (P161): Ben Cross[16], and The Beginning — cast member (P161): David Bradley[17].

Publication

Publication dates include August 18, 2004[28] and November 18, 2004[29]. The original language of Exorcist: The Beginning was The Beginning — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[26]. Genres include The Beginning — genre (P136): horror film[9] and The Beginning — genre (P136): thriller film[10]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Beginning — part of the series (P179): The Exorcist[23]. It was distributed by The Beginning — distribution format (P437): video on demand[27].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include The Beginning — main subject (P921): supernatural[30] and The Beginning — main subject (P921): demon[31]. Exorcist: The Beginning's part of the series is recorded as The Beginning — part of the series (P179): The Exorcist[23].

Reception

Reviews include 10%[32], 3.6/10[33], and 30/100[34].

Why It Matters

Exorcist: The Beginning ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,591 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hr', 'hy', '
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 30826
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  3. 10w ago · Putnik · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14710 → F00103
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  4. 11w ago · Gabbe · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Media franchise → The Exorcist
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2004-08-18T00:00:00Z, +2004-11-18T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → William Wisher Jr., Caleb Carr, Alexi Hawley
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+116'}
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 2.35:1
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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