Exorcist : the beginning

DVD 2005

Thinking that he had glimpsed the face of Evil as a witness to atrocities committed on the innocent during WWII, Lankester Merrin lost his faith in his fellow man and the Almighty. He renounced his vocation, and is now an archaeologist in Africa. A collector of rare antiquities comes to him with an odd request. An old Christian Byzantine church has been unearthed in Kenya, surprisingly intact, as if it were buried right after its completion. Merr...

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Clergy Drama

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Exorcism Drama

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ISBN:

9780790778198

Edition:

Widescreen edition

Description:

1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
digital video surround
videodisc
DVD
video file DVD
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: R

Notes:

Special features: Feature commentary with director Renny Harlin [audio feature]; Cast & crew [text feature]; Theatrical trailer (2 min.); "Exorcist: the Beginning" Behind the scenes [featurette] (8 min.)
Cinematography, Vittorio Storaro ; production designer, Stefano Ortolani ; editors, Mark Goldblatt, Todd E. Miller ; music, Trevor Rabin ; costume designer, Luke Reichle ; special make up and creature effects, Gary J. Tunnicliffe
Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, Alan Ford, Remy Sweeney, Julian Wadham, David Bradley, Ben Cross, Andrew French, Israel Aduramo, Antonie Kamerling
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 2004
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; widescreen presentation preserving the 2.35:1 aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for widescreen televisions
In English or dubbed Quebec French with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned

Control Number:

3201613

UPC:

085392467426

Other Authors:

Aduramo, Israel, actor
Bradley, David, 1942- actor
Carr, Caleb, 1955- author
Cross, Ben, actor
D'Arcy, James, 1975- actor
Ford, Alan, 1938- actor
French, Andrew, actor
Harlin, Renny, director
Hawley, Alexi, screenwriter
Kamerling, Antonie, actor
Morgan Creek Productions
Rabin, Trevor, composer
Robinson, James G., 1934- producer
Scorupco, Izabella, actor
Skarsgård, Stellan, actor
Storaro, Vittorio, 1940- director of photography
Sweeney, Remy, 1995- actor
Wadham, Julian, 1958- actor
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Wisher, William, author

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