The Exorcist

Friday, October 20 - Thursday, November 23, 2023

Paul Tremblay (horror novelist, The Cabin at the End of the World, A Head Full of Ghosts) in person for an extended introduction Saturday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m.!

John Pielmeier (Agnes of God), the playwright of THE EXORCIST’s stage adaptation in person for a post screening discussion Monday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m.!

SOMETHING ALMOST BEYOND COMPREHENSION IS HAPPENING TO A GIRL ON THIS STREET, IN THIS HOUSE… AND A MAN HAS BEEN SENT FOR AS A LAST RESORT.

It has been 50 years since William Friedkin’s spellbinding classic hit the silver screen. When 12-year-old Regan MacNeil falls ill, she becomes violent and puzzles doctors with the personality of a horrifying entity.  Desperate for answers, Regan’s movie-star mother Chris seeks the help of two priests: one who has lost his faith, and an exorcist. Winner of 1973 Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound Mixing, THE EXORCIST remains one of the most shocking and gripping movies in the history of cinema.

Both screenings on 35mm will be of the Extended Director’s Cut, 132 min.  All other screenings on DCP will be a new 50th Anniversary 4K Restoration of the Original Theatrical Cut, 122 min.

Screening as part of our retrospective William Friedkin: Fate and Faith.

See more and save! Get a Holy Trinity Pack ($30 for IFC Center members and $45 for non-members). Ticket packs are good for any shows in the retrospective.

 

  • Country USA
  • Year 1973
  • Running Time 122/132 minutes
  • Distributor Warner Brothers
  • Director William Friedkin
  • Writer William Peter Blatty (novel & screenplay)
  • Editor Norman Gay, Evan A. Lottman
  • Cinematographer Owen Roizman
  • Cast Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn
  • Accessibility Closed Captioning, Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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