The Exorcist

(1973)

★ 8.1 IMDb · 495,533 votes

Genres: Horror

Year: 1973

Runtime: 122 min

Country: United States of America, Iraq

Director: William Friedkin

Cast: Эллен Бёрстин, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Макс фон Сюдов, Ли Джей Кобб

Plot

When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

A visiting actress in Washington, D.C., notices dramatic and dangerous changes in the behavior and physical makeup of her 12 year-old daughter. Meanwhile, a young priest at nearby Georgetown University begins to doubt his faith while dealing with his mother's terminal sickness. A frail, elderly priest recognizes the necessity for a show-down with an old demonic enemy.