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The Exorcist

First broadcast in 1998. Mark Kermode tells the story of the classic 1973 horror film The Exorcist, whose director William Friedkin has died aged 87.

First broadcast in 1998. Mark Kermode tells the story of the classic horror film The Exorcist, whose director William Friedkin has died aged 87. Based on the novel by William Peter Blatty, it has been terrifying audiences since it was first released in 1973.

Image: A still from the 1973 film The Exorcist (Credit: Warner Bros via Getty Images)

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29 minutes

大象传媒 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project