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The Exorcist

1973 film directed by William Friedkin
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The Exorcist
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Summary

The Exorcist is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.57% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77,468 views/month, #533 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[4], Golden Globe Award for Best Director[5], Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture[6], Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay[7], Academy Award for Best Sound[8], Saturn Award for Best Horror Film[9]
  • Director: William Friedkin[10]
  • Screenwriter: William Peter Blatty[11]
  • Movement: New Hollywood[12]
  • Genre: horror film[13], Satanic film[14], mystery film[15], drama film[16], supernatural horror film[17], thriller film[18]
  • Based on: The Exorcist[19]
  • Cast member: Ellen Burstyn[20], Max von Sydow[21], Lee J. Cobb[22], Kitty Winn[23], Jack MacGowran[24], Linda Blair[25], William O'Malley[26], Peter Masterson[27], William Peter Blatty[28], Rudolf Schündler[29], Jason Miller[30], Eileen Dietz[31]
  • Producer: William Peter Blatty[32]
  • Part of the series: The Exorcist[33]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[34], Warner Bros. Pictures[35]
  • Director of photography: Owen Roizman[36], Billy Williams[37]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[38]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[39]
  • Commons category: The Exorcist (film)[40]
  • Soundtrack release: Music Excerpts from William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist[41]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[42]
  • Review score: 8.3/10[43], 84%[44], 81/100[45]
  • Color: color[46]
  • Country of origin: United States[47]
  • Has part(s): Exorcist steps[48]
  • Publication date: December 26, 1973[49], September 20, 1974[50]
  • Voice actor: Mercedes McCambridge[51]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[52], Netflix[53]
  • Narrative location: Washington, D.C.[54]
  • Official website: https://www.warnerbros.com/exorcist[55]

Body

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include supernatural[56], demon[57], and exorcism[58].

Why It Matters

The Exorcist has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What awards did The Exorcist receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[4], Golden Globe Award for Best Director[5], and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture[6].

Related Entities

Ellen Burstyn film Lee J. Cobb Linda Blair Max von Sydow Mercedes McCambridge Netflix New York City Scream United States William Friedkin William Peter Blatty

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Film editor → Bud S. Smith, Evan A. Lottman
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