The exorcist [videorecording].
Material type: FilmPublisher number: 10445818Publication details: [United States] : Warner Home Video, 2010.Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:- 1419888161 :
- Director, William Friedkin.
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult DVD | Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | HORROR Exorcist | Available | 33111009509817 | ||||
Adult DVD | Northport Library | DVD | HORROR Exorcist | Available | 33111009509791 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Novelist William Peter Blatty based his best-seller on the last known Catholic-sanctioned exorcism in the United States. Blatty transformed the little boy in the 1949 incident into a little girl named Regan, played by 14-year-old Linda Blair. Suddenly prone to fits and bizarre behavior, Regan proves quite a handful for her actress-mother, Chris MacNeil (played by Ellen Burstyn, although Blatty reportedly based the character on his next-door neighbor Shirley MacLaine). When Regan gets completely out of hand, Chris calls in young priest Father Karras (Jason Miller), who becomes convinced that the girl is possessed by the Devil and that they must call in an exorcist: namely, Father Merrin (Max von Sydow). His foe proves to be no run-of-the-mill demon, and both the priest and the girl suffer numerous horrors during their struggles. The Exorcist received a theatrical rerelease in 2000, in a special edition that added 11 minutes of footage trimmed from the film's original release and digitally enhanced Chris Newman's Oscar-winning sound work. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
10/05/2010
Director, William Friedkin.
Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow.
The frightening and realistic tale of an innocent girl inhabited by a terrifying entity, her mother's frantic resolve to save her, and two priests, one doubt-ridden, the other a rock of faith, joined in battling ultimate evil always leaves viewers breathless. The Extended Director's Cut include over ten minutes of footage deleted before the film's 1973 release.
MPAA rating: R.
DVD.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
English, French, Spanish audio; English, French, Spanish subtitles.