Exorcist: The Beginning

Exorcist: The Beginning

Exorcist: The Beginning

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Exorcist: The Beginning

"Go back to where the horror began."

2004

1h 54m

5.4(855 votes)

Horror

Overview

Years before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil’s soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa.

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Production Companies

Morgan Creek Entertainment

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

27 members

Acting

Stellan Skarsgård

Father Lankester Merrin

Stellan Skarsgård

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Izabella Scorupco

Sarah Lesno

Izabella Scorupco

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James D'Arcy

Father Francis

James D'Arcy

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Julian Wadham

Major Granville

Julian Wadham

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Remy Sweeney

Joseph

Remy Sweeney

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Andrew French

Chuma

Andrew French

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Antonie Kamerling

Lieutenant Kessel

Antonie Kamerling

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Ben Cross

Semelier

Ben Cross

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Alan Ford

Jefferies

Alan Ford

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Ralph Brown

Sergeant Major

Ralph Brown

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David Bradley

Father Gionetti

David Bradley

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Eddie Osei

Emekwi

Eddie Osei

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Israel Aduramo

Jomo

Israel Aduramo

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Patrick O'Kane

Bession

Patrick O'Kane

Acting

James Bellamy

James

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Cecilia Amati

Little Dutch Girl

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Matti Ristinen

Medieval Priest

Matti Ristinen

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Lydia Darly

Sebituana's Wife

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James Paparella

Boy in Market

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Silvio Jimenez Hernandez

Stricken Turkana Worker

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Yemi Goodman Ajibade

Turkana Shaman

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John Sesay

Turkana Warrior #1

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Sayoh Lahai

Turkana Warrior #2

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Alessandro Casula

Preacher with Pazuzu

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Robert Davide

Corporal Finn

Robert Davide

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Rupert Degas

Pazuzu (uncredited)

Rupert Degas

Acting

Michel Leroy

Tribesman in Hospital

Michel Leroy

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