Exorcist: The Beginning(Movie, 2004)

Name: Exorcist: The Beginning
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2004
Duration: T01:54:00
Rating: 2.7

| 1h 54min | Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: 2.7/5 (with 332 votes)

Exorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 American supernatural horror film directed by Renny Harlin from a screenplay by Alexi Hawley. It is the fourth installment in The Exorcist film series and serves as a prequel to The Exorcist (1973). The film stars Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, and James D'Arcy. The film follows Father Lankester Merrin, whose faith has been renounced after his experiences in World War II, as he works as an archeologist and discovers dark occurrences while excavating in Kenya. The film was retooled from Paul Schrader's already completed Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, which Morgan Creek Productions executives feared would be unsuccessful. In addition to Harlin replacing Schrader, Hawley rewrote William Wisher and Caleb Carr's original scri... ()

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About Exorcist: The Beginning

Having lived through traumatizing events during WWII, Father Lankester Merrin takes a sabbatical from the Church to conduct archaeological excavations in British-administered East Africa. Merrin unearths an ancient Byzantine church believed have been built and then immediately buried to keep down evil from the crypt below. The natives are convinced that uncovering the church has unleashed a demon, and begin to violently clash with the British military troops. As the village rapidly disintegrates into chaos and war, Merrin must face-off with the demon which has taken possession of somebody close to him.

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Trailer for Exorcist: The Beginning + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Exorcist: The Beginning 2004 Trailer(Trailer, 2:21)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Egypt

Based on: "The Exorcist" (movie, 1973)

Made by: Morgan Creek Productions, Dominion Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 28 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Burmese (MY), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 08/20/2004

Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, Julian Wadham, Ben Cross, David Bradley, Alan Ford, Antonie Kamerling, Ralph Brown, Michel Leroy

Director: Renny Harlin

Producer: James G. Robinson

Screenwriter: William Wisher, Caleb Carr, Alexi Hawley

Film Editor: Mark Goldblatt

Director of Photography: Vittorio Storaro

Composer: Trevor Rabin

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"L'Exorciste: Le commencement"

"大法师: 吸魂首部曲"

"Demion Exorzist - Der Anfang"

"El Exorcista IV: El Comienzo"

"L'Exorciste : Au commencement"

"El Exorcista 4 - El comienzo"

"The Exorcist: The Beginning"

"Egzorcysta: Początek"

"Экзорцист: Начало"

"Exorcist The Beginning"

"Exorcist։ The Beginning"

Keywords: exorcism, archaeological dig, obsession, relic, paganism, archaeologist, devil, priest, catholic church, crisis of faith, demonic possession, supernatural horror, religion and supernatural, remake

Budget: 80,000,000 USD

Revenue: 78,000,586 USD (= 98%)