The Exorcist 1973 -- OPENING TITLE SEQUENCE

The Exorcist (1973)
122 min - Horror | Thriller - 16 March 1974 (UK)
When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter.
Director: William Friedkin
Writers: William Peter Blatty (written for the screen by), William Peter Blatty (novel)
Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair

[@JayDogTitan]

It doesn't matter which opening or closing you see, Once you've watched this film and what happens during the exorcism you'll never forget it.

[@user-rs6gg6bb1d]

It matters because you see the work of the director... it's not about just picking any music or sound, that takes time and a good taste... part of the creativity

[@tomhamilton5261]

Masterpiece of William Friedkin.

[@hooligan_714]

i have this dvd version 👹👹👹👍👁️🔥

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

And William Blatty. Without him this film wouldn’t exist

[@cowboycb36]

Too me, this movie was more disturbing than scary. The best movie of all time!!!!

[@johnhaughey8346]

And it was totally believable thanks to great acting from the great cast especially Jason Miller as the guilt ridden Father Karras, and the top notch direction by William Friedkin. Friedkin always said he never set out to make a traditional horror film but a realistic film about inexpicable events that were disturbing.

[@gaycatlover3030]

I love this intro, it sets up the creepy mood for the movie perfectly!

[@krjna5356]

R.I.P. Mr. Friedkin you were a brilliant director!

[@stephenfisher5129]

R.I.P. William Friedkin, the director of The Exorcist. :(

[@konstantinoskaragiannis1596]

"The Exorcist"(1973) is a horror movie masterpiece, and the best movie of all time with subject the possession and the Exorcism!

[@dr12evil]

Over Rosemarys baby and Damien?

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Yes. Over those two. I enjoy those other two movies but the ending of Rosemary’s baby was just… eh. Not gonna lie I laughed at the baby’s appearance. The Omen was good but too bleak.

[@michaeltrower741]

Thank you, William Friedkin. RIP.

[@jephsteph]

This is the revised version opening that was re-issued in 2000. Nicely done but the actual original opening showed the older Warner Brothers symbol with eerie sounds effects and after the title went straight to the blazing Iraq sun. It was much creepier.

[@MATTDALOR1AN]

I think the re-issue is better. If you haven't seen the movie but know what it's about, you're already freaking out that shit's already going down in the opening credits in Georgetown, but breathe a sigh of relief when it goes to Iraq.

[@Wired4Life2]

​@@MATTDALOR1AN I agree. Showing us the arena for the final battle prepares you, the viewer, for what's to come. If the original opening is 100% chilling, then the director's cut opening is 110%.

[@OTownNews]

These days, a grayish-cobalt colored WB shield (with Time Warner byline) is seen at the beginning. Even though WB is plaster-happy about things, I actually prefer that variation.

[@user-uh6lm5wv6n]

The sounds are the same between the 2 its only visual differences

[@maurobeadelouzai1888]

Opening scene to " The Exorcist " ( Director Cut ) Re - edited in 2000

[@dragons9145]

This is such a powerful horror movie and so unsettling. The intro makes it one of a kind, the chilling sounds to the Warner bros symbol, then the house in the autumnal evening with the light in the window flicking on and off, then the couple walking past with no clue that this is the setting for a horrific tale. I always wondered if it was the demon making the light come on and off or if it was Regan and her mum exploring there newly purchased house.

[@user-rs6gg6bb1d]

The couple walking past are most likely extras

[@dragons9145]

Hahaha yes they are extras, but I meant as in the extras characters, no one has a clue except the audience and the main protagonists of the movie

[@user-rs6gg6bb1d]

@@dragons9145 However, director Bill Friedkin has said that in some instances people in the background or walking by weren't extras

[@bashchelik9105]

I couldn't sleep for weeks after this movie.The best movie ever!

[@krjna5356]

@bashchelik9105, I couldn't sleep for about 2 week's myself!

[@saleconomos473]

Whatever your opinion on this particular opening sequence......its one and a half minutes of suspense that impeccably initiates the terrifying journey of the best Horror film ever made. IMHO..... and probably many others.

[@paradox7743]

After 50 years it still remains the High water mark statement that no horror movie could ever touch. The issues at stake are literally as old as time itself. It also depends on your perspective. And it has a certain flow that is one of a kind. Seen over 1600 times n it still gets under my skin, it's brilliant and creepy as Headley Grange or and as Iconic as the great pyramid of Giza. It was a different time. A time when free love n ZEPPELIN rule the known n unknown World...

[@lauramorgan27]

That violin always gives me goosebumps

[@MadanTalkies]

Yes yes

[@user-rs6gg6bb1d]

That's what the idea is about

[@marcdewey1242]

That music alone is scarey enough

[@LoneStarGemini]

Great Opening. Leads one to believe that Fr. Merrin is the title character but according to Blatty TheExorcist was, ultimately, Fr. Karras.

[@thomasjester2213]

i like this opening it allows the viewer to know where pazuzu will be headed after iraq scene

[@AnnieBrackett88]

I don’t understand why this was cut from the original version! An excellent opening!

[@AnnieBrackett88]

@@ChrisBarnesGoesEEEEEE no kidding lol

[@emilydiveley9661]

i love this opening scene

[@jean-marcparrocel6637]

Rien qu'à l ouverture du film, on sent que ça va être terrifiant. Je l ai vu la première fois à la télévision sur fr3 à l époque dans le mi temps des années 80. 86 ou 87 quelque chose comme ça. J avais 16 17 ans. J ai été scotché! Des nuits blanches en perspective. Le plus grand film d épouvante tout simplement car il atteint son but ! Je l ai revu quelques années après avec la même trouille. Même si je connais maintenant les scènes par coeur avec un peu moins d angoisse, le film met toujours mal à l aise. C est dire le genie de friedkin. Intemporel !

[@tommasovasta8323]

Masterpiece

[@salvatoredellaventura4336]

The Exorcist(1973) was released on 26th of December,1973.

[@davidtecco6594]

Best opening of all time

[@lunaracc914]

this is the opening for the director's cut

[@joel8583]

I am aware of that, yes.

[@juanfranciscoserratoperez1321]

Im going to the movies This Thursday to see this masterpiece on the theatres. Lucky me !

[@zanefoylefilms2758]

THIS IS THE SCARIEST MOVIE EVER!!!!

[@karmabutterfly9617]

Jenna Marie nah, I really love IT but I don't think is that scary

[@Sjonat716]

Yes it is........

[@chrisevans5259]

It's a horror /Psychological thriller classic......it's unsettling, and graphically repulsive,....but dynamic and mesmerizing at the same time....this groundbreaking masterpiece set the standards in the horror genre....few film come anywhere near to matching

[@Redeye1983]

Sorry but not the scariest movie outher. Texas chainsaw massacre from 2003 probably the most scariest movie ever made.

[@bacchanal888]

@@Redeye1983 if they had ambulances outside I can agree, but they didnt. Most horror movies try so hard to top the excorsist but cant.

[@BigSmoke-xk1fi]

I remember seeing this opening at the cinema, got my stomach turning and the movie wasn't even started

[@John-ho4tv]

masterful and true brilliance..sets the mood for what is to come..

[@user-rs6gg6bb1d]

Nicely done, beautiful intro

[@RAYMONDBOGERT-up9hs]

MY FAVORITE HORROR MOVIE OF ALL TIME SUCH A CLASSIC A MASTERPIECE THEY DONT MAKE MOVIES LIKE THAT NO MORE THATS A FACT 😳😬😱

[@EdjeMr1975]

I love this opening U see that the lights goes out in Regan's bedroom .. it looks peacefull but its not ...

[@albertopadronmedina9307]

This is legendary.

[@STONECOLD1987]

creepy, the scariest movie of all time.

[@fnaflily8621]

STONECOLD1987 agreed

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Not scary as in jump scares but about what is happening to a young girl and mother. Then watching their lives unravel. Good grief this movie and the book stress me out.

[@vincentlussier8264]

This movie came out in 1973 and I was thirteen.We weren't allowed to see it because it recieved mass media reports that set the tone of it being too frightening. Parents didn't want their kids to see it which only made them want to see it even more. It had an unpresidented enormous social impact that no other movie has had ever since.

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

I couldnt imagine seeing this as a kid. As an adult, it left me truly exhausted. As did the book.

[@salvatoredellaventura4336]

The best movie of ever

[@FrancoisDressler]

Friedkin is one of the greats.

[@gupworld7395]

The most brilliant opening to any horror movie, and here’s why. An exorcist draws out evil spirits through the power of Christ, however the film opens with Islamic prayer, suggesting that not even Jesus can save you from this evil spirit.

[@ccl7983]

But at the end , it’s ultimately faith in Jesus that saved regans life

[@davidtecco6594]

@@ccl7983 no, karras did, jesus did nothing to save regan...

[@ccl7983]

@@davidtecco6594 I said faith ..

[@drnotuseless]

It's not a prayer, it's the call to prayer

[@semihmutlugemici9605]

look around you and find out, how the world come this point , by the islam or by deism?

[@luisalbertonietoduarte6589]

V11092020. Descanse en Paz Gran Actor Max Von Sydow.

[@luisalbertonietoduarte6589]

V11092020. Descanse en Paz Gran Compositor: Maestro krzysztof Penderecki.

[@samsullithegenius]

40 years later and this still remains one of the best horror openings of all time. Thanks for posting!

[@mrlopez-pz7pu]

Sam Sullivan this is not the original opening. The original is better.

[@salvatoredellaventura4336]

How do you mean? The original opening had not this opening with this home but instead showed directly Iraq.

[@salvatoredellaventura4336]

I prefer this.

[@ravenhill_firelord_1968]

classic film, but prefer the original opening.

[@leeg7388]

What happen in the original opening?

[@joel8583]

It shows the title of the movie and then it goes into Iraq.

[@AlvinMarte-od1zg]

Released Date: 26 December 1973 (United States) Runtime: 122 minutes Director: William Friedkin Starring: Ellyn Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller and Max Von Sydow

[@lwmson]

Actually, this opening scene showing the house in Georgetown was edited out of the original movie. The original movie began simply by showing only the title of the movie, and unlike most movies, didn't list director and producer credits in the opening.

[@oBlvd]

Idk if there’s any other horror movie that can top this.

[@salvatoredellaventura4336]

This is the opening that we can see only on DVD.

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Or when shown in theaters. Especially on Halloween.

[@salvatoredellaventura4336]

No, I correct myself. This opening is seen even when is released on tv.

[@harrihiltunen1244]

good...

[@Gacha_LifeStory]

I watch this afternoon

[@jorger5777]

0:34 I wonder how they added that extension to the original house which in real life doesn't exist and where Regan's bedroom was supposed to be. I mean, if it was literally built or if it was added digitally, even when the technology was not that advanced by those times. It looks so real!

[@louispacetime1576]

It was actually built at the real house! Although it was only a facade.

[@donpinkston5263]

It was built to place Regan’s bedroom window closer to the iconic staircase that sits next to the house’s lot.

[@ejs8573]

Dá hora !

[@daverosales4041]

I've seen all the film recently high definition with pop corn and drink

[@karenclare3417]

wont watch this anymore. too scary

[@hardcorehunter9155]

Pussy

[@joel8583]

Watch how you talk to a lady, asshole!!!

[@geegeepie468]

Karen me either never

[@rohaizamomar8046]

X sangke plak aku de bunyi "Bang" dalam filem ni! 😱😊

[@editingman95]

The screech in the beginning reminds me of Cretaceous & Maelstrom's theme

[@HamidKhan-yz7bm]

First time I noticed AZAN in this movie

[@leboiboiboi]

That's meant to calm you down before the real scary stuff happens

[@user-wg6pj5rk4c]

ответы

[@madelineastor8373]

What a gorgeous house! I would love to the live there with Pazuzu in the attic keeping me company on cold dark nights ❤️

[@lord_beethoven1169]

Before all the extra flair from the 80’s; horror movies were actually scary.

[@dfa3366]

I’m not usually a fan of directors cut of movies but I like the extended version of The Exorcist. The theatrical version does not have this opening.

[@jukodebu]

Great editing just cuts it off sure why not

[@MrCarpen7er]

This is The Version You've Never Seen 2000 opening.

[@mariomichael5933]

The Exorcist a Best Movie

[@abundance5005]

Mantap..openingnya Azan

[@salvatoredellaventura4336]

In the original movie it wasm't showed. Instead it showed from the title

[@salvatoredellaventura4336]

The best Warner Bros film

[@luizgonzaga4293]

Grande filme!

[@Sgaiafi]

Em 1973, quando o filme foi lançado esta cena era antes da morte do diretor de cinema, ou seja, mostrava essa cena, depois, um cara sendo arremessado pela janela...

[@andrivionascimento277]

Sério? O diretor morto ou sendo lançado não apareceu apenas a multidão la em baixo das escadas e a mae de Reagan chegando e sabendo da notocoa depois.

[@thenorgalofthehills5688]

The Original one didn't have that little opening of the house, It just showed the original Warner Bros logo and then went straight to "A William Friedkin Film"

[@markmcdonnell7968]

This is the scariest movie EVER the X RATED VERSION like KEN RUSSELL'S MOVIE THE DEVILS X RATED IS EXTREMELY SCARIEST😱😱😱

[@alladeenmdfkr2255]

I personally never watched this original one,maybe the newer ones but i dont remember.I dont like anything that has to do with paranormal stuff,everything else is fine for me to watch,gore,torture etc but paranormal stuff creeps the shit out of me

[@MatthewSaurus]

Though I'd prefer it if the movie wasn't altered and the theatrical version was easier to find, I think this version of the opening is creepier even though it's kinda pointless to see the house before anything happens.

[@Wired4Life2]

The point is to show us, the audience, the arena for the final battle to come.

[@prikov1]

Love the movie but how can the devil be hiding in the attic when it's a house with a flat roof?

[@jeanmarienadal7268]

Prikov: I thought about that too, except, you must not forget its a true story, so not to judge incorrect but the man who lived to tell should know much about it.2020.And yes, I love the film because it is not scary ....it just deals with the good and the bad, fate.

[@amrose4214]

Its demon possession, the devil too busy in hell to go around possession people. The demon tells Karras that it is the devil but lies alot even Merrin warned him about this evil is cunning and mix lies with truth to attack. I like this opening scene lights out the virgin Mary then we get wisked to Iraq to see in daylight the demon statue and confront Merrin in two different time zones. Then whisked back to Georgetown sort of like following demon flight path to well back into bedroom window and back into the attic to make noises. Chris hears it goes to investigate Regans room and finds the window open and Regan with her covers off.

[@EdjeMr1975]

The roof is not flat, You see 2 Windows above Regan's bedroom

[@ik410]

🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@gloriahurtado7949]

Cuando se apaga la luz de la habitación, y sé ve la pareja andando, te coje un miedo que para que......

[@elmultiversodejoaquin405]

Is not the classic Intro Theme but is very Creppier!!!

[@reganmacneilexorcist]

My favorite movie of all time and Regan is so freaking beautiful possessed and unpossessed 😍😍

[@afriend9428]

*Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield* 💡

[@soul-of-the-worldf.l.y2490]

我忘了

[@danilosanches2810]

你忘了什么？

[@philredding117]

We don’t acquire.

[@brianlusk2557]

The exorcist is scary

[@slacktoryrecords4193]

Can’t you edit the title of this video as well as the description? This isn’t the opening to the original film, but the running time you have listed in the description (122mins) is for the original running time, not the stupid director’s cut, which is where this opening title sequence comes from. Booo. Blah.

[@nenaddizdarevic9929]

I'm demon too...

[@michaelcaputo4187]

this movie is fucking dangerous dont watch this movie at night alone strange and weird things will happen to you at night good luck

[@efizzle323]

Me and my sister watched it during the day time. Halfway through the movie we heard a loud POUNDING coming from the closet. No one was home but me and her.

[@michaelcaputo4187]

damn thats fucked up

[@andrelavandero3041]

Eman After that... PLEASE tell me you are joking.

[@efizzle323]

Andre Lavandero not joking. Me and her were like WTF! We turned that shit off and went outside lol.

[@andrelavandero3041]

Eman323 What happens after that? Did it happen again?

[@user-qe4kx9hg9c]

発掘シーン以外なんだ❗

[@daweller]

This is not the real opening. Seems as though this was made to pander to a modern audience. The real opening is the creepy music followed by the bleeding sun shot.

[@tsntana]

Actually, it's the Saul Bass Warner Communications logo, then the creepy music, followed by the bleeding sun shot. It all comes together. You're already freaked out and the movie just barely started.

[@markmcknight6587]

i think that ghosts are cool and sexy

[@tomislavzdunic802]

Sve ubacene scene su nepotrebne I narusavaju savrsenu strukturu originalne verzije.. Sory.. I to sigurno tako misli wiliam friedkin.. Popustio je pod pritiskom svog sad vec nazalost pokojnog prijatelja scenariste.. Sory... Croatia..

[@derekllewellyn6663]

TV show TCM channel interview review history books documentary netflix in the world part of the world part of the same place looks like queen mary ship name jackie scary Mary part of the same time

[@kevincooper1982]

In the words of the great man himself Casey Ryback "what kind of babbling bullshit is this?"

[@marucalopez258]

666🔱🔱⚡

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Definitely the original opening is the better of the two. Iraq then Georgetown.

[@oBlvd]

Can you provide a link to it?

[@haziqyusree3235]

That's Azan,😊😊😊calling for all muslim for prayer

[@medicinalsoup8235]

Pazuzu is from islam??

[@iranforever1566]

Perhaps! Probably

[@user-kn9pt8ir8n]

The power of Christ is weak

[@marquez337]

Honestly, this movie didn't scare me one bit

[@bradfield2266]

Absolutely hate this re-Mix of the movie. If you listen with headphones, you can hear a low drone (like a cello) throughout this entire opening sequence that isn't there in the original. Cello cues abound in the director's extended cut, as well as other exaggerated sound effects. All to make the movie more appealing to an idiotic younger generation. Like they're all so stupid, they won't be able to tell that they're supposed to feel scared unless there's an abundance of extra sounds and cellos. Pathetic.

[@gafaajacques]

totally agree with you.

[@PiroKUSS]

Brad Field Bullshit.

[@user-bs1qk2ku7b]

Dead on. Friedkin and the other movie brats lost faith in their audience. Everything became emphatic.

[@slacktoryrecords4193]

Zonnie -Nope, not bullshit.

[@TheAerovons]

crap revisionist history open ugh

[@Sanderus]

+oceantracks It's extended cut, nothing revisionist here. They just added some more scenes. That said I think the original Exorcist opening was smoother.

[@TheAerovons]

+Sanderus Uh....yes it's revisionist history...it's not the famous version of the film, it's a money grubbing cash in . There was reason they left those corn ball scenes out in the first place, and some were NEW scenes added that weren't ever even there in the 70s lol

[@slacktoryrecords4193]

Sanderus It most definitely is revisionist. Not only are entirely different scenes added in, but there’s CGI and the soundtrack is very different. Ugh

[@GODYHWHAllahAUM]

There is the way to prove that a person belongs to Satan. Hint: (1) Noah belonged to GOD. (2) Many people belonged to Satan. What is the difference between (1) & (2)❓ Be careful that a person belonging to Satan does NOT think that he (she) belongs to Satan!

[@nshorus5001]

Original is better

[@ToHellwiththisPodcast]

WTF is this revisionist edit?

[@historianslair4971]

This begins with Azan Alhamdulillah

[@albertomora4309]

me encanta y me asusta mucho ésta película que ya desde el inicio tengo miedo y no puedo dejar de disfrutarla 😱😱🤩🤩