Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist

Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Schrader
Written by
Based onCharacters
by William Peter Blatty
Produced byJames G. Robinson
Starring
CinematographyVittorio Storaro
Edited byTim Silano
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • March 18, 2005 (2005-03-18) (BIFFF)
  • May 20, 2005 (2005-05-20) (United States)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[1]
Box office$251,495

Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist is a 2005 American supernatural horror film directed by Paul Schrader and written by William Wisher Jr. and Caleb Carr. The film serves as an alternative prequel to The Exorcist (1973) and is the fifth installment in The Exorcist series. It was intended to be the official prequel to The Exorcist before it was retooled into Exorcist: The Beginning (2004), as Morgan Creek Productions executives feared the already completed film would be unsuccessful. The film stars Stellan Skarsgård, Clara Bellar, Gabriel Mann and Billy Crawford.

Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist received a limited release in the United States on May 20, 2005, by Warner Bros. Pictures, after Exorcist: The Beginning became a financial and critical failure. The film received highly mixed reviews from critics, but was generally deemed an improvement over its earlier version.

  1. ^ Kehr, Dave (May 2, 2005). "Double Your Pleasure? Early 'Exorcist,' Take 2". The New York Times. Retrieved December 21, 2009. [...]not much for a film that cost a reported $80 million ($30 million for the Schrader version and $50 for the Harlin one

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