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Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

Director: John Boorman

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From Time Out Film Guide

Substantially recut by Boorman after his original version was derided in America, but it's still easy to see why New Yorkers jeered. Boorman completely avoids gore and obscenity, treating the original as a kind of sacred good-versus-evil text, and weaving its sets and characters into a highly traditional confrontation of occult forces. The theme is attacked with engaging intensity, and Boorman brings off more than one visual coup (notably the ingenious locust photography in the African sequences). Dennis Wheatley fans, at least, will love it.

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Cast & crew

Director: John Boorman

Producer: Richard Lederer, John Boorman

Cast: Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher, Max von Sydow, Kitty Winn, Paul Henried, James Earl Jones, Ned Beatty full cast

Genre(s): Horror

Duration: 117 mins


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