# Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

> A troubled survivor and a spiritually uncertain priest confront the lingering demon behind a deadly exorcism through hypnosis, memory, and an ominous African mystery.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6550

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: John Boorman
- Cast: Richard Burton, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher, Max von Sydow, Kitty Winn, Paul Henreid, James Earl Jones, Ned Beatty
- TMDB rating: 4.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076009/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, surreal, foreboding, late night horror viewing, 1970s horror marathon

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- [Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/6157)
- [Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/7316)
- [The Exorcism of God (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/595890)
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- [The Rite (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/32200)
- [The Conjuring 2 (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/149155)
- [The Exorcist III (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/6551)
- [Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/6054)

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