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Father Merrin (Character)
from The Exorcist (1973)

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The Exorcist -- When a teenager is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter.
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Father Lankester Merrin

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  1. Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005) Played by Stellan Skarsgård (as Father Lankester Merrin)
    ... aka "Paul Schrader's Exorcist: The Original Prequel" - USA (complete title)
  2. Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) Played by Stellan Skarsgård

  3. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) Played by Max von Sydow
    ... aka "The Exorcist 2" - International (English title) (informal alternative title)
  4. "Saturday Night Live"
    ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" - USA (complete title)
    ... aka "SNL" - USA (informal title)
    ... aka "SNL 25" - USA (alternative title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night" - USA (first season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" - USA (sixth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" - USA (fifteenth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" - USA (twentieth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" - USA (twentyfifth season title)
        - Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron (1975) TV episode, Played by Thalmus Rasulala
  5. The Exorcist (1973) Played by Max von Sydow
    ... aka "The Exorcist: The Version You Haven't Seen Yet" - USA (recut version)
    ... aka "The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen" - USA (promotional title)
    ... aka "William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist" - USA (reissue title)
    ... aka "Exorcist" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)

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Horror / Thriller / Mystery / Comedy See more »
Plot Keywords:
Blood / Catholic Church / Demon / Demonic Possession See more »

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From Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
Father Lankester Merrin: I believed God let us decide between good and evil. I chose good. Evil happened. See more »

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