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Bookmark this pageExorcist 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.Author: DP
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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