“If movies are, among other things, opportunities for escapism, then THE EXORCIST is one of the most powerful ever made.”
—Roger Ebert

“It would be sheer insanity to take children to this film.”
—Pauline Kael

William Friedkin’s iconic nightmare of possession, shown here in the extended director’s cut, is a theatrical experience that is not soon forgotten. This is elemental horror, aided by its extraordinary cast: Max Von Sydow, Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Linda Blair, and, as the voice of possessed Regan, Mercedes McCambridge.