The best William Peter Blatty’s movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best William Peter Blatty’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about William Peter Blatty.
The Exorcist
8.1/10
12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins to adapt an explicit new personality as strange events befall the local area of Georgetown. Her mother becomes torn between science and superstition in a desperate bid to save her daughter, and ultimately turns to her last hope: Father Damien Karras, a troubled priest who is struggling with his own faith.
The Ninth Configuration
6.8/10
Col. Vincent Kane is a military psychiatrist who takes charge of an army mental hospital situated in a secluded castle. Among Kane's many eccentric patients is Capt. Billy Cutshaw, a troubled astronaut in the midst of an existential crisis. Although Kane's own grasp on sanity is questionable, he manages to engage Cutshaw in a series of thoughtful conversations about science and faith that deeply affect the lives of both men.
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
7.8/10
A behind-the-scenes retrospective made for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the classic horror film, The Exorcist. Includes interviews with Linda Blair and the other stars of the film, along with commentary from the director and writer on some of the deeper meanings behind the elements they used to terrify their audiences, and previously unreleased footage including make-up tests and deleted scenes.
No Place to Land
5.6/10
Director Albert C. Gannaway's 1958 melodrama, about the sordid private lives of California crop-dusting pilots, stars John Ireland, Mari Blanchard, Robert Middleton, Gail Russell and Jackie Coogan.
Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist
2010 documentary on William Friedkin's 1973 horror classic, featuring the never before seen on set footage of cinematographer Owen Roizman.
Beyond Comprehension: William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist
Forty years after his novel was published, The Exorcist's author, screenwriter and producer return to where it all began.
Exorcists: The True Story
7.2/10
