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Exorcist: The Beginning
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Exorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 American horror and thriller film directed by Renny Harlin. The screenplay was written by William Wisher Jr. and Caleb Carr, based on The Exorcist. Produced by James G. Robinson through Dominion Productions and Morgan Creek Entertainment, the movie stars Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, and Julian Wadham. Vittorio Storaro served as director of photography, with Mark Goldblatt editing and Trevor Rabin composing the score.
The narrative is set in Egypt and follows Father Merrin’s first encounter with the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. The film has a runtime of 114 minutes and was released in August 2004. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix via video on demand. The production had a budget of 80,000,000 and generated revenue of 78,000,586.
Critical reception included review scores of 10%, 3.6/10, and 30/100. Audience ratings listed a vote average of 5.403 on TMDb and a rating of 5.1 on IMDb. The film’s tagline is "Go back to where the horror began."
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5.4Years before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil’s soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa.
Cast
- Stellan Skarsgård as Father Lankester Merrin
- Izabella Scorupco as Sarah Lesno
- James D'Arcy as Father Francis
- Julian Wadham as Major Granville
- Remy Sweeney as Joseph
- Andrew French as Chuma
Themes
- nazi
- africa
- vatican (holy see)
- religion and supernatural
- exorcism
- possession
- prequel
- remake
- kenya
- priest
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Exorcist
- Main subject
- demon
- Director
- Renny Harlin
- Composer
- Trevor Rabin
- Producer
- James G. Robinson
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Vittorio Storaro
- Narrative location
- Egypt
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 487614
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.exorcistthebeginning.com
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 2004-11-18
- title
- Exorcist: The Beginning
- film editor
- Mark Goldblatt
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- review score
- 30/100
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