Philip Lamont, a priest struggling with his faith, attempts to exorcise a possessed girl in Latin America who claims to "heal the sick". However, the exorcism goes wrong and a lit candle sets fire to the girl's dress, killing her. Afterward, Lamont is assigned by the Cardinal to investigate the death of Father Lankester Merrin, who had been killed four years earlier in the course of exorcising the Assyrian demon Pazuzu from Regan MacNeil. The Cardinal informs Lamont that Merrin is facing posthumous heresy charges because of his controversial writings, as Church authorities are trying to modernize and do not want to acknowledge that Satan exists.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Horror |
Country: | United States, United Kingdom |
Produced By: | John Boorman, Charles Orme, Richard Lederer |
Directed By: | John Boorman |
Written By: | John Boorman, William Goodhart, Rospo Pallenberg |
Cast: | Barbara Cason, Fiseha Dimetros, Robert Lussier, James Earl Jones, Louise Fletcher, Karen Knapp, Joey Green, Dana Plato, Richard Burton, Lorry Goldman, Rose Portillo, Charles Parks, Ken Renard, Paul Henreid, Kitty Winn, Linda Blair, Kelley Karel, Belinda Beatty, George Skaff, Bill Grant, Joely Adams, Tiffany Kinney, Max Von Sydow, Richard Paul, Shane Butterworth, Hank Garrett, Ned Beatty |
In Theaters: | Jun 17, 1977 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 58 minutes |
Production: | Warner Bros. |
Budget: | $14,000,000 |
Box Office: | $30,749,142 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |