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Exorcist (The) (1973)
One of the most controversial horror movies ever.Director: William Friedkin
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
Theatrical Version
The US original release is the only version we have specs for, though note it is non-anamorphic and has few extras.
Altered Theatrical Version
The US 25th AE has a longer documentary.
Director's Cut
Between all "The Version You've Never Seen" editions, though note that the US release has some exclusive text-based extras.
Altered Director's Cut:
The Italian release is the only one we have specs for.
The following versions of the movie are known:
- The Theatrical version (~122min),
- The Altered Theatrical version (~122min), in which the "jump cut" when Karras expels the demon from his body at the end has been replaced by a subtle morph, and the 70s Warner Bros. logo has been replaced by a recent one (Special thanks to Vincent Pereira for providing this information),
- The Director's cut AKA "The Version You've Never Seen" (~132min).
- The Altered Director's cut, in which two of the demon/gargoyle face effects have been removed (~132min).
A comparison between the Altered Theatrical version and the Director's cut is available on Movie Censorship.
A comparison between the Director's cut and the Altered Director's cut is also available on Movie Censorship. -
CUTS:
- R1 America- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Theatrical version.
- R1 25th Anniversary Edition America- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Altered Theatrical version (121:37 NTSC).
- R1 The Version You've Never Seen America- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Director's cut (132:01 NTSC).
- R2 Germany- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Altered Theatrical version (116:41 PAL).
- R2 The Version You've Never Seen Germany- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Director's cut (126:44 PAL).
- R2 Holland- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Altered Theatrical version (116:41 PAL).
- R2 The Version You've Never Seen Holland- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Director's cut.
- R2 Extended Director’s Cut Italy- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Altered Director's Cut (126:55 PAL).
- R2 Scandinavia- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Altered Theatrical version.
- R2 The Version You've Never Seen Scandinavia- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Director's cut (126:44 PAL).
- R2 The Version You've Never Seen Spain- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Director's cut.
- R2 25th Anniversary Edition United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Altered Theatrical version (116:44 PAL).
- R2 The Version You've Never Seen United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Director's cut (126:44 PAL).
- R4 25th Anniversary Edition Australia- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Altered Theatrical version (116:44 PAL).
- R4 The Version You've Never Seen Australia- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Director's cut (126:44 PAL).
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Comparison added by Craig on 20/07/01
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 09/10/22UPDATE LOG:
09/06/11: Fixed a few typos
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14/08/11: Addition of the Movie Censorship links
16/04/14: Corrected the note regarding the UK Trilogy Pack (it contains the 25th AE not The Version You've Never Seen).
21/04/14: Added R2 Italy.
09/10/22: Added Germany x2, updated Scandinavia DC.
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