Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced that the original horror classic The Exorcist will be available to own for the first time on 4K UHD Blu-Ray and Digital on September 19, 2023 in celebration of its 50th anniversary. The Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs include both the 1973 theatrical version of the film and the 2000 Extended Director’s Cut of the film which features eleven additional minutes of footage not seen in theaters.
Directed by William Friedkin (The French Connection) from a screenplay by Academy Award winner William Peter Blatty, the film is based on Blatty’s 1971 novel of the same name. The Exorcist stars Academy Award winner Ellen Burstyn (Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore), Academy Award nominee Max von Sydow (Pelle the Conqueror), Academy Award nominee Lee J. Cobb (On the Waterfront), Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowan, Academy Award nominee Jason Miller, and Academy Award nominee Linda Blair. Get more details below!
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Synopsis: The Exorcist tells the now-famous story of a girl’s demonic possession, and a gripping fight between good and evil. Linda Blair, in a breakout role, plays Regan, a young girl who starts to exhibit strange, arcane behavior. Her mother (Burstyn) calls upon a priest, Father Karras (Miller), to investigate. But Karras, who has a spiritual crisis of his own, is suddenly confronted with the unimaginable evil of Regan’s possession. Father Lankester Merrin (Von Sydow), an archeologist-priest, is called to help, and a horrific battle for her soul begins.
Special Features:
The Exorcist Ultra HD Blu-ray disc (theatrical version) contains the following previously released special features:
- Introduction by William Friedkin
- Commentary by William Friedkin
- Commentary by William Peter Blatty with Special Sound Effects
The Exorcist Digital release (theatrical version) the following previously released special features:
- Commentary by William Friedkin
- Commentary by William Peter Blatty with Special Sound Effects Tests
- Introduction by William Friedkin
- “The Fear of God: 25 Years of the Exorcist”
- Original Ending
- William Peter Blatty Interviews
- “The Original Cut”
- “Stairway to Heaven”
- “The Final Reckoning”
- “Sketches & Storyboards”
- TV Spots
- “Beyond Comprehension”
- “You Too Can See the Exorcist”
- “Between Science & Superstition”
- “The Movie You’ve Been Waiting For”
- “Nobody Expected It”
- “Life Had Been Good”
- Trailers
- “Nobody Expected It”
- “Beyond Comprehension”
- “Flash Image”
The Exorcist Extended Director’s Cut Ultra HD Blu-ray disc contains the following previously released special features:
- Commentary by William Friedkin
The Exorcist Extended Director’s Cut Digital release contains the following previously released special features:
- Commentary by William Friedkin
- “Beyond Comprehension: William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist”
- “Talk of the Devil”
- “Raising Hell: Filming The Exorcist”
- “The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now”
- “Faces of Evil: The Different Versions of The Exorcist”
- Radio Spots
- “The Devil Himself”
- “Our Deepest Fears”
- TV Spots
- “Most Electrifying”
- “Scariest Ever”
- “Returns”
- “Never Seen”
- Trailers
- “The Version You’ve Never Seen”
- “Our Deepest Fears”
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