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THE EXORCIST opens. Directed by William Friedkin. Adapted from his own novel by William Peter Blatty. Brooding, skin-crawling, Grande Guignol tale of demonic possession becomes box-office sensation and launches a thousand imitators. Max Von Sydow & Jason Miller star as the priests who try to give beelzebub a run for his money. With Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.
