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Acclaimed director William Friedkin dies, but The Exorcist lives on

August 08, 2023

With news of the death of William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist, in Los Angeles on Monday, Ferdie Rous looks at why this cult classic still burns bright in the public imagination over half a century after it was first released Love it or hate it, everyone has a view on The Exorcist – whether they’ve read the

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April 24, 2018

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The director of The Exorcist is right: diabolical possession goes beyond science

November 03, 2016

William Friedkin has reached the same conclusion as the late exorcist Fr Gabriele Amorth

Psychiatrists can’t explain demonic possession, says director of The Exorcist

November 02, 2016

William Friedkin says that 45 years on from the release of his film, there is more acceptance of 'the possibility of possession'

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November 01, 2016

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May 20, 2016

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