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  1. Oct 31, 2023 · Summary. "The Exorcist" is based on a true story of a possession and exorcism that happened to a young boy named Roland Doe in the 1940s. Father Karras's medallion serves as a form of protection from possession, and its removal leads to his sacrifice in order to save Regan. The film explores the triumph of faith over science and the breakdown ...

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    The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel.The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair, and follows the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother's attempt to rescue her through an exorcism by two Catholic priests.

  3. The Exorcist: Directed by William Friedkin. With Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn. When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

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    • Horror
    • William Friedkin
    • 1973-12-26
  4. Aug 20, 2023 · Public Domain Roland Doe, the pseudonym of Ronald Hunkeler, the boy whose harrowing exorcism in 1949 later inspired The Exorcist. In the picturesque Bel-Nor neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, sits a beautiful, Colonial-style house on Roanoke Drive that was once the home of a boy called Roland Doe, a.k.a. Robbie Mannheim or Ronald Hunkeler.

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  5. 122 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1973. Roger Ebert. December 26, 1973. 5 min read. The year 1973 began and ended with cries of pain. It began with Ingmar Bergman ’s “ Cries and Whispers,” and it closed with William Friedkin ’s “The Exorcist.”. Both films are about the weather of the human soul, and no two films could be more different.

  6. Sep 10, 2024 · The movie stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, and Lee J. Cobb. The story chronicles a single mother’s struggle to save her daughter from a mysterious ailment, later revealed to be demonic possession. She enlists the help of two Roman Catholic priests, who attempt to perform an exorcism.

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  8. Sep 29, 2021 · The true story behind the iconic horror film The Exorcist is a reported exorcism of a 13 year old boy referred to as Roland Doe.