Directed by William Friedkin Written by William Peter Blatty   Cast Ellen Burstyn ... Chris MacNeil Max von Sydow ... Father Merrin Lee J. Cobb ... Lt. William Kinderman Kitty Winn ... Sharon Jack MacGowran ... Burke Dennings Jason Miller ... Father Karras Linda Blair ... Regan William O'Malley ... Father Dyer (as Reverend William O'Malley S.J.) Barton Heyman ... Dr. Klein Peter Masterson ... Dr. Barringer - Clinic Director (as Pete Masterson) Rudolf Schündler ... Karl Gina Petrushka ... Willi Robert Symonds ... Dr. Taney Arthur Storch ... Psychiatrist Thomas Bermingham ... Tom - President of University (as Reverend Thomas Bermingham S.J.) Vasiliki Maliaros ... Karras' Mother Titos Vandis ... Karras' Uncle John Mahon ... Language Lab Director Wallace Rooney ... Bishop Michael Ron Faber ... Chuck - Assistant Director / Demonic Voice Donna Mitchell ... Mary Jo Perrin Roy Cooper ... Jesuit Dean Robert Gerringer ... Senator at Party Mercedes McCambridge ... Demon (voice) Uncredited Cast Paul Bateson ... Radiologist's Assistant Elinore Blair ... Nurse William Peter Blatty ... The Producer Mary Boylan ... First Mental Patient Dick Callinan ... Astronaut Mason Curry ... Doctor (voice) Toni Darnay ... Violent psychotic patient Eileen Dietz ... Pazuzu's Face Joanne Dusseau ... Senator's Wife Bernard Eismann ... Minor Role Beatrice Hunter ... Minor Role Yvonne Jones ... Bellevue Nurse Don LaBonte ... Minor Role Barton Lane ... Angiography Doctor Ann Miles ... Spiderwalk John Nicola ... Priest Vincent Russell ... Subway Vagrant Gerard F. Yates ... Priest Singing Around Piano at Party Produced by William Peter Blatty   Noel Marshall   David Salven

Additional Info Premiere: December 26, 1973 DVD Release: March 26, 1997 Blu-ray Release: October 05, 2010 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Warner Bros. (presents) Hoya Productions (as A Hoya Production) Distributors Warner Bros.   (1973) (USA) (theatrical) Warner Home Video   (1978) (USA) (VHS) Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment   (1979) (USA) (video) (Super 8mm) CBS   (1980) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) Warner Home Video   (1992) (USA) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (1998) (USA) (DVD) Warner Bros.   (2000) (USA) (theatrical) (director's cut) Warner Home Video   (2000) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (extended director's cut & original theatrical edition) Warner Home Video   (2010) (USA) (DVD) (extended director's cut) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.3 / 10 Our Rating 8.4 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 8.3 / 10 Female Users 7.5 / 10 Site Ranking #367 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 27 total ratings Almost Perfect 6 total ratings Average 5 total ratings Site Ranking #363 The Princess Bride (1987) #364 The Thing (1982) #365 The Cabin In The Woods (2012) #366 In Time (2011) #367 The Exorcist (1973) #368 American Gangster (2007) #369 Predator (1987) #370 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) #371 Arrow: Season 1 (2012)