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'''''The Exorcist''''' is a movie first released in 1973, based on the 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty, which was supposedly based on a true story. The novel and the movie depict a girl possessed by the [[devil]] and efforts at [[exorcism]] by a [[priest]] at the request of the girl's mother.   

'''''The Exorcist''''' is a movie first released in 1973, based on the 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty, which was based on the case of [[Robbie Mannheim]]. The novel and the movie depict a girl possessed by the [[devil]] and efforts at [[exorcism]] by a [[priest]] at the request of the girl's mother.   

The movie caused a national sensation in the [[United States]].  It broke the record for the biggest grossing movie of all time, and was nominated for ten [[Academy Award]]s.  But its depiction of possession by the [[devil]] was controversial, and it won only two: Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound.<ref>http://www.filmsite.org/exor.html</ref>

The movie caused a national sensation in the [[United States]].  It broke the record for the biggest grossing movie of all time, and was nominated for ten [[Academy Award]]s.  But its depiction of possession by the [[devil]] was controversial, and it won only two: Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound.<ref>http://www.filmsite.org/exor.html</ref>