The Exorcist

The Exorcist is a 1973 horror film directed by William Friedkin, in which priests attempt to free a young girl from demonic possession.

The Exorcist (novel): William Peter Blatty’s 1971 novel about a girl’s demonic possession and the priests called to help her. Blatty adapted his own novel into the film and wrote its screenplay.
William Friedkin: An American film director whose credits include The French Connection and The Exorcist. His direction shaped the film’s restrained realism and confrontational scenes.
William Peter Blatty: An American novelist and screenwriter who wrote The Exorcist and adapted it for the film. His novel and screenplay supplied the story and its Catholic framework.
Academy Awards: Annual awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievement in filmmaking. The Exorcist received ten nominations and won awards for adapted screenplay and sound.
Demonic possession: A belief that a supernatural entity has taken control of a person’s body or behavior. The film’s central horror rests on this religious and supernatural premise.
Owen Roizman: An American cinematographer known for The French Connection, The Exorcist, and other films of the 1970s. His cinematography gives the supernatural story a stark, grounded visual texture.
Georgetown University exorcism case: A reported 1949 exorcism of a Maryland teenager that inspired William Peter Blatty’s novel. Blatty drew inspiration from accounts of this case when developing the story.
Horror film: A film genre designed to evoke fear, dread, or shock through threatening events and images. The Exorcist became a landmark studio horror film with broad critical and commercial reach.
Roman Catholic exorcism: A Catholic rite that formally petitions God to free a person or place from demonic influence. The priests’ attempts to help Regan draw on Catholic exorcism rites.
Sound design: The creative construction and arrangement of recorded or synthesized sounds for an audiovisual work. Unsettling voices, effects, and silence intensify the film’s bodily horror.

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