Post Description

Verenigde Staten
Horror / Drama
122 minuten / 132 minuten (director's cut)

IMDB Top 250: #186

geregisseerd door William Friedkin
met Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow en Linda Blair

Bij opgravingen in Noord-Irak vindt priester-archeoloog Merrin een duivelsbeeldje. Net op hetzelfde moment wordt in Georgetown actrice Chris McNeil opgeschrikt door vreemde geluiden in de kamer van haar twaalfjarig dochtertje Regan. Het meisje ligt te schokken op het bed en kan de spasmen niet onder controle houden. Chris en Regan weten niet welke afschuwelijke dingen hen nog te wachten staan.


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Studio: Warner Home Video

DVD Release Date: December 1, 1998


Director: William Friedkin

Description
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Adapted by William Peter Blatty from his controversial bestseller, this shocking 1973 thriller set an intense and often-copied milestone for screen terror with its unflinching depiction of a young girl (Linda Blair) who is possessed by an evil spirit.

Jason Miller and Max von Sydow are perfectly cast as the priests who risk their sanity and their lives to administer the rites of demonic exorcism. Ellen Burstyn plays Blair's mother, who can only stand by in horror as her daughter's body is wracked by Satanic disfiguration. One of the most frightening films ever made, The Exorcist was mysteriously plagued by trouble during production, and the years since have not diminished its capacity to disturb even the most stoic viewers.

The film is presented in letterbox format on digital video disc, with a remastered soundtrack that's guaranteed to curdle your blood. The 25th-anniversary Special Edition DVD of The Exorcist is packed with bonus features, including a 74-minute documentary titled The Fear of God: The Making of The Exorcist, which includes interviews with cast and crew, audio commentary by William Friedkin and author William Peter Blatty, a special introduction by Friedkin, theatrical trailers and TV spots, and DVD-exclusive coverage of the film's storyboards and production design.


Format: NTSC

DVD Size: 4.19 + 3.92 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy

Runtime (main feature): 124 minutes

Type: Color

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 | OAR Anamorphic Widescreen

Sound (main feature): English DD5.1| French DD2.0

Subtitles: English | French



DISC FEATURES:

# Commentary track by director William Friedkin.
# Commentary track by writer William Peter Blatty and vocal work by Mercedes McCambridge.
# Extensive Cast & Crew text screens.
# Awards (2 text screens).
# Exoricst: The True Story (12 text screens).
# The Fear of God: 25 years of the Exorcist (Doc. 77 min.)
# 3 Exorcist trailers, 1 Exorcist II trailer.
# 6 TV spots.
# Sketches & storyboards (2:05).
# Alt ending (1:47).
# 3 interview clips with Friedkin & Blatty.
# Trailers.
# Special intro by director precedes the movie.



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