Exorcist: The Beginning
“Go back to where the horror began.”
Years before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil’s soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa.
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Part of The Exorcist Collection
6 films
Cast
27 people
Stellan Skarsgård
Father Lankester Merrin
Known for
Chernobyl
Andor
Izabella Scorupco
Sarah Lesno
Known for
GoldenEye
Reign of Fire
James D'Arcy
Father Francis
Known for
Marvel's Agent Carter
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Julian Wadham
Major Granville
Known for
The English Patient
Outpost
Remy Sweeney
Joseph
No other roles listed
Andrew French
Chuma
Known for
A Very English Scandal
Assassination Games
Antonie Kamerling
Lieutenant Kessel
Known for
Mindhunters
Ben Cross
Semelier
Known for
Banshee
Chariots of Fire
Alan Ford
Jefferies
Known for
Snatch
The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Ralph Brown
Sergeant Major
Known for
Alien³
Marvel's Agent Carter
David Bradley
Father Gionetti
Known for
The Strain
After Life
Eddie Osei
Emekwi
Also in
Sahara
Teenage Health Freak
Renny Harlin Director · Alexi Hawley Screenplay William Wisher Story
Worldwide gross $78M · Budget $80M · United States release August 20, 2004
Box office
Budget
$80,000,000
Worldwide gross
$78,000,586
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Dominion Productions
Production
Morgan Creek Entertainment
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio
Morgan Creek Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 18, 2004
Premiere · Hollywood, California
United States · August 20, 2004
Theatrical
Brazil
October 29, 2004 · Theatrical
France
November 17, 2004 · Theatrical
Germany
November 18, 2004 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 25, 2004 · Theatrical
Japan
October 16, 2004 · Digital
Kazakhstan
April 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 27, 2005 · Theatrical
June 27, 2006 · Physical · DVD
July 5, 2008 · TV · Veronica
Portugal
October 21, 2004 · Theatrical
Romania
December 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 28, 2004 · Theatrical · English
September 25, 2009 · TV · Slovak · TV Markíza
Spain
October 29, 2004 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 17, 2004 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 29, 2004 · Theatrical
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