As part of the year-long centennial celebration for the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studio, the iconic supernatural film The Exorcist from Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin (The French Connection) will be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital for the first time this September to celebrate the 50th anniversary. 

The Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs include both the 1973 theatrical version of the film and the 2000 Extended Director’s Cut of the film which features eleven additional minutes of footage not seen in theaters.

Directed by Friedkin from a screenplay by Academy Award winner William Peter Blatty, the film is based on Blatty’s 1971 novel of the same name. The Exorcist stars Academy Award winner Ellen Burstyn (Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore), Academy Award nominee Max von Sydow (Pelle the Conqueror, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close), Academy Award nominee Lee J. Cobb (On the Waterfront, The Brothers Karamazov), Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowan, Academy Award nominee Jason Miller, and Academy Award nominee Linda Blair. 

THE PREMISE: When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter.

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Widely regarded as a supernatural masterpiece, the film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director as well as acting nominations for Burstyn, Miller and Blair.  The film won two Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay for Blatty.

In 2010, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Critically the film is considered one of the scariest films of all time and (as of 9/12/23) sits at 84% on the Tomatometer. 

The Exorcist will be available on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc for $33.99 SRP and includes an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc with the theatrical version of the feature film in 4K with HDR, an Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc with the Extended Director’s Cut of the film in 4K with HDR, and a Digital download of both versions of the film. Fans can also own The Exorcist in 4K Ultra HD via purchase from select digital retailers beginning on September 19.  

The Exorcist Ultra HD Blu-ray disc (Theatrical Version) contains the following previously released BONUS FEATURES:

• Introduction by William Friedkin

• Commentary by William Friedkin

• Commentary by William Peter Blatty with Special Sound Effects

• The Exorcist Digital release (theatrical version) the following previously released special features:

• Commentary by William Friedkin

• Commentary by William Peter Blatty with Special Sound Effects Tests

• Introduction by William Friedkin

• "The Fear of God: 25 Years of the Exorcist"

• Original Ending

• William Peter Blatty Interviews

• "The Original Cut"

• "Stairway to Heaven"

• "The Final Reckoning"

• "Sketches & Storyboards"

• TV Spots

• "Beyond Comprehension"

• "You Too Can See the Exorcist"

• "Between Science & Superstition"

• "The Movie You've Been Waiting For"

• "Nobody Expected It"

• "Life Had Been Good"

• Trailers

• "Nobody Expected It"

• "Beyond Comprehension"

• "Flash Image" 

The Exorcist Extended Director’s Cut Ultra HD Blu-ray disc contains the following previously released BONUS FEATURES:

• Commentary by William Friedkin

• The Exorcist Extended Director’s Cut Digital release contains the following previously released special features:

• Commentary by William Friedkin

• "Beyond Comprehension: William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist"

• "Talk of the Devil"

• "Raising Hell: Filming The Exorcist"

• "The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now”

• "Faces of Evil: The Different Versions of The Exorcist"

• Radio Spots

• "The Devil Himself"

• "Our Deepest Fears"

• TV Spots

• "Most Electrifying"

• "Scariest Ever"

• "Returns"

• "Never Seen"

• Trailers

• "The Version You've Never Seen"

• “Our Deepest Fears”