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Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic

It's Four Years Later... What Does She Remember?

Part of The Exorcist Collection

1977•1h 58m•4.5/10
Horror

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4.5/10(790)

Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a research specialist free her from its grasp?

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Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Father Philip Lamont

Linda Blair

Linda Blair

Regan MacNeil

Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

Dr. Gene Tuskin

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Father Lankester Merrin

Kitty Winn

Kitty Winn

Sharon Spencer

Paul Henreid

Paul Henreid

The Cardinal

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Older Kokumo

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Edwards

Belinda Beatty

Belinda Beatty

Liz

Rose Portillo

Rose Portillo

Spanish Girl

Barbara Cason

Barbara Cason

Mrs. Phalor

Tiffany Kinney

Tiffany Kinney

Deaf Girl

Joey Green

Joey Green

Young Kokumo

Fiseha Dimetros

Young Monk

Ken Renard

Ken Renard

Abbot

Hank Garrett

Hank Garrett

Conductor

Lorry Goldman

Lorry Goldman

Accident Victim

Bill Grant

Taxi Driver

Shane Butterworth

Gary Tuskin

Joely Adams

Linda Tuskin

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