"Go back to where the horror began."

2004

1h 54m

5.4(841 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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Cast & Crew

27 members

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Stellan Skarsgård

Father Lankester Merrin

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Izabella Scorupco

Sarah Lesno

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James D'Arcy

Father Francis

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Julian Wadham

Major Granville

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Remy Sweeney

Joseph

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Andrew French

Chuma

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Antonie Kamerling

Lieutenant Kessel

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Ben Cross

Semelier

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Alan Ford

Jefferies

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Ralph Brown

Sergeant Major

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David Bradley

Father Gionetti

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Eddie Osei

Emekwi

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Israel Aduramo

Jomo

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Patrick O'Kane

Bession

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James Bellamy

James

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Cecilia Amati

Little Dutch Girl

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Matti Ristinen

Medieval Priest

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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

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Rupert Degas

Pazuzu (uncredited)

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Michel Leroy

Tribesman in Hospital

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