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THE EXORCIST opens. Directed by William Friedkin. Screenplay by William Peter Blatty, from his novel. Seminal tale of demonic possession becomes a box-office sensation & launches a thousand imitators. Young Linda Blair as the devil incarnate, and Max Von Sydow & Jason Miller as the priests who put their faith on the line in brooding, disturbing slice of Grande Guignol. With Ellen Burstyn and Lee J. Cobb.
