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title: 'Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Boorman'
released: '1977-06-17'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/exorcist-ii-the-heretic-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076009/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

1977 · 100 min · Horror, Thriller · United States

Part of: The Exorcist

## Synopsis

Exorcist II: The Heretic is a 1977 American supernatural science fiction horror film directed by John Boorman and written by William Goodhart. It is the second installment in The Exorcist film series and the sequel to The Exorcist (1973), and stars Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher, Max von Sydow, Kitty Winn, Paul Henreid, and James Earl Jones. It was the last film to feature veteran actor Paul Henreid before his death on March 29, 1992. Set four years after the previous film, the film centers on the now 16-year-old Regan MacNeil, who is still recovering from her previous demonic possession.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Boorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-boorman), [Rospo Pallenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/rospo-pallenberg)
- **Screenplay:** [John Boorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-boorman), [Rospo Pallenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/rospo-pallenberg), [William Peter Blatty](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-peter-blatty)
- **Producer:** [John Boorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-boorman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Director of Photography:** [William A. Fraker](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-fraker)
- **Editor:** [Tom Priestley](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-priestley)

## Cast

- [Linda Blair](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-blair)
- [Peter MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-macdonald)
- [Richard Paul](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-paul)
- [James Earl Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-earl-jones)
- [Max von Sydow](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-von-sydow)
- [Kitty Winn](https://cinepixo.com/people/kitty-winn)
- [Barbara Cason](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-cason)
- [Paul Henreid](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-henreid)
- [Ned Beatty](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-beatty)
- [Dana Plato](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-plato)
- [Joey Lauren Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/joey-lauren-adams)
- [Richard Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-burton)
- [Louise Fletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-fletcher)

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