Der Exorzist (1973)
Regan MacNeill, zwölfjährige Tochter der berühmten Filmschauspielerin Chris MacNeill, leidet seit kurzem unter hysterischen, von heftigen Krämpfen begleiteten Wutausbrüchen. Als die versammelte, hochdotierte Ärzteschar Hilflosigkeit demonstriert und die Anfälle eskalieren, sucht Mutter MacNeill die Hilfe katholischer Geistlicher. Zwei herbeieilende Jesuitenpater diagnostizieren teuflische Besessenheit und verschreiben dem Teenager einen klassischen Exorzismus. Der alte Kampf zwischen Gut und Böse entbricht.
Der Regisseur:
William Friedkin
Der Autor:
William Peter Blatty
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Ellen Burstyn as Chris MacNeil |
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Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil |
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Jason Miller as Father Damien Karras |
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Max von Sydow as Father Lankester Merrin |
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Lee J. Cobb as Lt. Bill Kinderman |
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William O'Malley as Father Joseph Kevin Dyer |
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Kitty Winn as Sharon Spencer |
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Barton Heyman as Dr. Klein |
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Peter Masterson as Dr. Barringer |
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Jack MacGowran as Burke Dennings |
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Rudolf Schündler as Karl |
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Gina Petrushka as Willi |
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Robert Symonds as Dr. Taney |
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Arthur Storch as Psychiatrist |
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Thomas Bermingham as Tom |
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Vasiliki Maliaros as Mary Karras |
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Titos Vandis as Uncle John |
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John Mahon as Language Lab Director |
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Wallace Rooney as Bishop Michael |
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Ron Faber as Chuck / Demon (voice) |
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Donna Mitchell as Mary Jo Perrin |
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Roy Cooper as Jesuit Dean |
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Robert Gerringer as Senator at Party |
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Mercedes McCambridge as Demon (voice) |
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Paul Bateson as Radiologist's Assistant (uncredited) |
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Elinore Blair as Nurse (uncredited) |
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William Peter Blatty as The Producer (uncredited) |
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Mary Boylan as First Mental Patient (uncredited) |
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Dick Callinan as Astronaut (uncredited) |
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Mason Curry as Doctor (voice) (uncredited) |
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Toni Darnay as Violent psychotic patient (uncredited) |
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Eileen Dietz as Demon / Regan Double (uncredited) |
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Joanne Dusseau as Senator's Wife (uncredited) |
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Bernard Eismann as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Beatrice Hunter as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Yvonne Jones as Bellevue Nurse (uncredited) |
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Don LaBonte as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Barton Lane as Angiography Doctor (uncredited) |
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Ann Miles as Spiderwalk (uncredited) |
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John Nicola as Priest (uncredited) |
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Vincent Russell as Subway Vagrant (uncredited) |
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Gerard F. Yates as Priest Singing Around Piano at Party (uncredited) |
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Ρίτα Σακελλαρίου as (her voice on the radio) |
| Directing | William Friedkin | Director |
| Production | William Peter Blatty | Producer |
| Writing | William Peter Blatty | Novel |
| Writing | William Peter Blatty | Screenplay |
| Camera | Owen Roizman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Norman Gay | Editor |
| Editing | Evan A. Lottman | Editor |
| Production | Noel Marshall | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Salven | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Randy Nite | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Chris Newman | Sound |
| Lighting | Richard Quinlan | Gaffer |
| Directing | Terence A. Donnelly | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ross Taylor | Sound Effects Editor |
| Directing | Nicholas Sgarro | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Jack Nitzsche | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Juliet Taylor | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe Fretwell | Costume Design |
| Production | Louis DiGiaimo | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dick Smith | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Edward Garzero | Scenic Artist |
| Camera | Josh Weiner | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Fred J. Brown | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | William A. Farley | Hairstylist |
| Art | Charles Bailey | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Eugene Marks | Music Editor |
| Art | Jerry Wunderlich | Set Decoration |
| Art | Bill Malley | Production Design |
| Crew | Marcel Vercoutere | Special Effects |
| Art | Joseph M. Caracciolo | Property Master |
| Production | Nessa Hyams | Casting |
| Sound | C. Robert Fine | Sound |
| Sound | Hal Landaker | Sound |
| Editing | Bud S. Smith | Editor |
| Art | Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Camera | David Wynn-Jones | Focus Puller |
| Crew | Ann Miles | Stunts |
| Crew | John Nicola | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | Rick Baker | Special Effects Assistant |