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The Exorcist

by Mark Kermode · 1998

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This new edition of Mark Kermode's text documents the deletion and recovery of key scenes that have now been re-integrated into the film to create "The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen". There are also interviews with director William Friedkin and writer/producer William Peter Blatty.

Genre
horror
Themes
moviesreligion
Audience
adult
Length
short · 128 pages

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