Out on: | Blu-Ray 26th Oct. 2015 |
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On October 26th 2015, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) will release The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology, the entire collection.
A true cinema landmark, the theological thriller is one of the top ten box-office performers of all time. The Exorcist took 10 Academy Award® nominations, including Best Picture, and won two Oscars®, for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as winning for Best Sound. Subsequently, the film went on to become a multi-million pound franchise. Directed by Friedkin (Oscar®-winner for The French Connection - Directing 1971) and written by William Peter Blatty, the film is based on his best-selling novel, which sold nearly 13 million copies in the US and was the #1 book on the New York Times Best Seller List for 57 weeks, 17 of them at #1.
In 1977 John Boorman (Deliverance) directed Exorcist II: The Heretic starring Linda Blair and Richard Burton; in 1990, the creator of the series, William Peter Blatty, wrote and directed Exorcist III starring George C Scott. In 2004 Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger) directed The Exorcist prequel, Exorcist: The Beginning. The anthology also includes Paul Schrader’s film Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist that the production company originally shelved in favour of Harlin’s film. Blatty himself regards Schrader’s film as ‘a handsome, classy, elegant piece of work’.
★ABOUT THE FILMS★
One evening at an unassuming house in Georgetown, Washington, two priests (Jason Miller and Max Von Sydow) arrive to perform an exorcism on a 12-year-old girl (Linda Blair). The girl’s mother (Ellen Burstyn) believes her daughter has been taken over by a demonic entity…
So begins an unimaginable battle between good and evil, and the start of the most chilling horror film series ever made - released here for the first time ever as a complete set, with a host of extras including alternate versions of the original classic, which, at over 40 years old, is still as chilling as ever.
★Blu-ray includes the complete series of Exorcist films★
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist: Extended Cut (1973)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Exorcist III: The Legion (1990)
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
Dominion: Prequel To The Exorcist (2005)
★Special Features★
The Exorcist:
Commentary by William Friedkin/William Peter Blatty
Vintage featurettes The Fear of God, Stairway to Heaven, The Final Reckoning
Deleted scenes including original ending
Storyboards
Introduction by William Peter Blatty
Exorcist II: The Heretic:
Deleted scenes
Exorcist: The Beginning:
Commentary by Renny Harlin/behind the scenes
Dominion: Prequel To The Exorcist:
Commentary by Paul Schrader and deleted scenes