
The Exorcist(1973)
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.


“It's Four Years Later... What Does She Remember?”
Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a research specialist free her from its grasp?

Richard Burton
Father Philip Lamont

Linda Blair
Regan MacNeil

Louise Fletcher
Dr. Gene Tuskin

Max von Sydow
Father Lankester Merrin

Kitty Winn
Sharon Spencer

Paul Henreid
The Cardinal

James Earl Jones
Older Kokumo

Ned Beatty
Edwards

Belinda Beatty
Liz

Rose Portillo
Spanish Girl
Exorcist II: The Heretic is a horror film released in 1977 exploring themes of 1970s, religion and supernatural, exorcism, possession, hypnosis, pact with the devil. Directed by John Boorman, it stars Richard Burton, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher. Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a research specialist free her from its grasp?
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