Exorcist: The Beginning

Exorcist: The Beginning

Go back to where the horror began.

Part of The Exorcist Collection

2004•1h 54m•5.4/10

Horror

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.4/10(871)

Years before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil’s soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa.

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Production

Dominion Productions, Morgan Creek Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Father Lankester Merrin

Izabella Scorupco

Izabella Scorupco

Sarah Lesno

James D'Arcy

James D'Arcy

Father Francis

Julian Wadham

Julian Wadham

Major Granville

Remy Sweeney

Remy Sweeney

Joseph

Andrew French

Andrew French

Chuma

Antonie Kamerling

Antonie Kamerling

Lieutenant Kessel

Ben Cross

Ben Cross

Semelier

Alan Ford

Alan Ford

Jefferies

Ralph Brown

Ralph Brown

Sergeant Major

David Bradley

David Bradley

Father Gionetti

Eddie Osei

Eddie Osei

Emekwi

Israel Aduramo

Israel Aduramo

Jomo

Patrick O'Kane

Patrick O'Kane

Bession

James Bellamy

James

Cecilia Amati

Little Dutch Girl

Matti Ristinen

Matti Ristinen

Medieval Priest

Lydia Darly

Sebituana's Wife

James Paparella

Boy in Market

Silvio Jimenez Hernandez

Stricken Turkana Worker

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