Directed by Paul Schrader Written by William Wisher   Caleb Carr   Cast Stellan Skarsgård ... Father Lankester Merrin Gabriel Mann ... Father Francis Clara Bellar ... Rachel Lesno Billy Crawford ... Cheche Ralph Brown ... Sergeant Major Israel Oyelumade ... Jomo (as Israel Aduramo) Andrew French ... Chuma Antonie Kamerling ... Kessel Julian Wadham ... Major Granville Eddie Osei ... Emekwi Ilario Bisi-Pedro ... Sebituana Niall Refoy ... Corporal (Thief) Lorenzo Camporese ... Private (Thief) Burt Caesar ... Dr. Lamu Marcello Santoni ... Dutch Farmer Griet van Damme ... Teenage Dutch Girl Simon McLinden ... Corporal Pet Chege ... Sebituana's Wife Hamadi Mwapachu ... Convulsive Worker Evelyn Duah ... Mara Rick Warden ... Corporal Williams Michele Mariotti ... German Sergeant Ben Meyjes ... Soldier #2 Oliver Maltman ... Soldier #3 Omari Carter ... James Adrian Black ... Joseph Nick Komornicki ... Gun-Firing Soldier Produced by Guy McElwaine   Wayne Morris   David Robinson   James G. Robinson   Art Schaefer   Original Music by Angelo Badalamenti Dog Fashion Disco Trevor Rabin

Additional Info Premiere: March 18, 2005 Theatrical Release: May 20, 2005 DVD Release: October 25, 2005 Blu-ray Release: October 13, 2020 Countries: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Alternate Titles Exorcist: The Beginning Exorcist: The Original Prequel Production Companies Morgan Creek Entertainment (as Morgan Creek) Distributors Warner Bros.   (2005) (USA) (theatrical) Warner Home Video   (2005) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.2 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,245 / 20,886 Site Ranking #4,241 In Living Color: Season 4 (1992) #4,242 In Living Color: Season 5 (1993) #4,243 Scrooge (1970) #4,244 In Living Color: Season 1 (1990) #4,245 Dominion: Prequel To The Exorcist (2005) #4,246 Red (2008) #4,247 From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999) #4,248 A Christmas Carol (2019) #4,249 No Escape (2020)