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    Unique ID Code: 0000001219
    Added by: DVD Reviewer
    Added on: 10/10/1999 20:27
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    Exorcist, The: 25th Anniversary (US)

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    A 12 year old girl is possessed by the devil
    Certificate: R
    Running Time: 197 mins
    Retail Price: $24.98
    Release Date:

    Synopsis:
    The chilling account of what happens to a little girl when she becomes possessed by the devil. Linda Blair is the child and Ellen Burstyn`s her distraught mother. Max von Sydow and Jason Miller are troubled priests determined to break Satan`s hold. Will include a feature-length documentary entitled "The Fear of God: The Making of `the Exorcist`". Contains new interviews and scenes previously unavailable on any American release.

    Special Features:
    Interactive Menus
    Production Notes
    "The Fear of God: The Making of `The Exorcist`" 74 Minute Documentary featuring Never Before Seen Footage, and all-new Interviews with Friedkin, Blatty plus the film`s stars and crew
    Audio Commentary by William Friedkin and William Peter Blatty
    Special Intro by William Friedkin
    4 Theatrical Trailers
    6 TV Spots
    DVD-Exclusive Documentary Featurette of the Film`s Storyboards and Production

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 5.1 English
    Dolby Digital Mono French

    Subtitle Tracks:
    French
    English
    CC: English

    Directed By:
    William Friedkin

    Written By:

    Starring:
    Kitty Winn
    Max Von Sydow
    Lee J. Cobb
    Linda Blair
    Ellen Burstyn

    Casting By:
    Juliet Taylor
    Nessa Hyams
    Louis Di Giaimo

    Soundtrack By:
    Jack Nitzsche

    Music From:
    Krzysztof Penderecki
    Mike Oldfield

    Editor:
    Bud S. Smith
    Evan A. Lottman
    Norman Gay

    Costume Designer:
    Joseph Fretwell

    Production Designer:
    Bill Malley

    Producer:
    David Salven
    William Peter Blatty

    Executive Producer:
    Noel Marshall

    Distributor:
    Warner Bros

    Your Opinions and Comments

    Pure trash. I always hated Billy Friedkin. Steel cold manipualtive, badly edited, badly shot. There is power in the film, but the filmmakers don`t know what to do with it. Paralysed by their own inhumanity.
    posted by Richard73 on 17/10/2000 00:03