Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist (2023)
A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, the last film of Alexandre O. Philippe explores the uncharted depths of William Friedkin’s mind’s eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography.
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William Friedkin
as Self
as Self
Ellen Burstyn
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Linda Blair
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Jason Miller
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Max von Sydow
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Lee J. Cobb
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Jack MacGowran
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
William O'Malley
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
William Peter Blatty
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Vasiliki Maliaros
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Hikaru Baba
as Extra: Kyoto, Japan
as Extra: Kyoto, Japan
Yuka Niwa
as Extra: Kyoto, Japan
as Extra: Kyoto, Japan
Dick Smith
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Roy Scheider
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Alexandre O. Philippe
as Self (interviewer)
as Self (interviewer)
Bernard Herrmann
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Mercedes McCambridge
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Kitty Winn
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Vincent Russell
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Eileen Dietz
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Alexandre O. Philippe
Director
Director
Jon Hegel
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
David Lawrence
Editor
Editor
Joey Porcelli
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Anthony Weeden
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Kerry Deignan Roy
Producer
Producer
Cathy Trekloff
Post Production Producer
Post Production Producer
Annick Mahnert
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Robert Muratore
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Matt Manfredi
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
James Durée
Compositing Lead
Compositing Lead
Karyn Kusama
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Randy Pharo
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Phil Hay
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Cathy Trekloff
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Chad Herschberger
Animation
Animation
Alexandre O. Philippe
Writer
Writer
James Durée
Animation
Animation
Chad Herschberger
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Robert Muratore
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
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