The exorcist
Title:
The exorcist
ISBN:
9781419888168
Edition:
Extended director's cut.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Wide screen.
Based on the novel by William Peter Blatty.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1973; extended director's cut originally released in 2000.
Special features include original trailers, commentary by William Friedkin; TV and radio spots.
Contents:
"The fear of God : the making of the Exorcist" (75 min.) ; 3 original trailers, commentary and a new introduction by William Friedkin.
Music included in film. Kanon for orchestra and tape ; Cello concerto ; String quartet (1960) ; Polymorphia (Orchestra of the Cracow Philharmonia ; Henryk Czyz, conductor) ; Devils of Loudon (Hamburg State Opera ; Marek Janowski, conductor) / Krzysztof Penderecki -- Fantasia for strings / Hans Werner Henze -- (Tutti) Threnody I: Night of the electric insects / George Crumb -- Fliessend, äusserst zart from five pieces for orchestra, op. 10 / Anton Webern -- Beginnings (from the wind harp) -- Tubular bells / Mike Oldfield -- Study no. 1 ; Study no. 2 / David Borden -- Quiet village / Les Baxter.
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: R; for strong language and disturbing images.
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Container of (work): Exorcist (Motion picture)
Container of (expression): Exorcist (Motion picture). French.
Container of (expression): Exorcist (Motion picture). Spanish.
Summary:
The frightening and realistic tale of an innocent girl inhabited by a terrifying entity, her mother's frantic resolve to save her, and two priests, one doubt-ridden, the other a rock of faith, joined in battling ultimate evil. The extended director's cut includes over ten minutes of footage deleted before the film's 1973 release.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC, REGION 1, WIDESCREEN PRESENTATION; DOLBY DIGITAL SURROUND 5.1 EX, DOLBY DIGITAL SURROUND 5.1, DOLBY DIGITAL STEREO.
Language Note:
DIALOGUE IN ENGLISH, FRENCH OR SPANISH WITH OPTIONAL SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH, FRENCH OR SPANISH; ENGLISH SUBTITLES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING.
