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Dominion

Original title: Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
  • 20052005
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  • 1h 57m
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Dominion (2005)
Years before Father Lankester Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith.
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Years before Father Lankester Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of hi... Read allYears before Father Lankester Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith.Years before Father Lankester Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
12K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
12,250
1,300
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    • Director
      • Paul Schrader
    • Writers
      • William Wisher
      • Caleb Carr
      • William Peter Blatty(based on: the exorcist)
    • Stars
      • Stellan Skarsgård
      • Gabriel Mann
      • Clara Bellar
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Paul Schrader
    • Writers
      • William Wisher
      • Caleb Carr
      • William Peter Blatty(based on: the exorcist)
    • Stars
      • Stellan Skarsgård
      • Gabriel Mann
      • Clara Bellar
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 149User reviews
    • 83Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Stellan Skarsgård, Andrew French, and Gabriel Mann in Dominion (2005)
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    Stellan Skarsgård, Evelyn Duah, and Gabriel Mann in Dominion (2005)
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    Stellan Skarsgård and Clara Bellar in Dominion (2005)

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    Stellan Skarsgård
    Stellan Skarsgård
    • Father Lankester Merrin
    Gabriel Mann
    Gabriel Mann
    • Father Francis
    Clara Bellar
    Clara Bellar
    • Rachel Lesno
    Billy Crawford
    Billy Crawford
    • Cheche
    Ralph Brown
    Ralph Brown
    • Sergeant Major
    Israel Oyelumade
    Israel Oyelumade
    • Jomo
    • (as Israel Aduramo)
    Andrew French
    • Chuma
    Antonie Kamerling
    Antonie Kamerling
    • Kessel
    Julian Wadham
    Julian Wadham
    • Major Granville
    Eddie Osei
    • Emekwi
    Ilario Bisi-Pedro
    • Sebituana
    Niall Refoy
    • Corporal (Thief)
    Lorenzo Camporese
    • Private (Thief)
    Burt Caesar
    • Dr. Lamu
    Marcello Santoni
    • Dutch Farmer
    Griet van Damme
    • Teenage Dutch Girl
    Simon McLinden
    • Corporal
    Pet Chege
    • Sebituana's Wife
    • Director
      • Paul Schrader
    • Writers
      • William Wisher
      • Caleb Carr
      • William Peter Blatty(based on: the exorcist) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Paul Schrader was given no money for publicity or music production after Morgan Creek decided to release his version. He was also only given $35,000 for visual effects and post-production (which explains the shoddy computer graphics and inconsistent audio quality). Additionally, Morgan Creek chose the release date of May 20th, the weekend Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) came out.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where the flag is being taken down and folded, "Taps" plays in the background. "Taps" is an American military song, and is not played by the British Army. "Last Post" would have been the appropriate music.
    • Quotes

      Father Lankester Merrin: I believed God let us decide between good and evil. I chose good. Evil happened.

    • Crazy credits
      At the extreme end of the end credits, after the last production company logo has faded out and the screen is entirely black, a demon voice grumbles "I am perfection".
    • Connections
      Edited from Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Stardust Room
      Produced by Mitchel J. Greenspan

      Composed by Nic. tenBroek

      Published by Ocean Life Music, (BMI)

      Music Consultant Richard DeMatteo

      Lyrics & Vocals by Devon Loizeaux

    User reviews149

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    Top review
    Paul Shrader's exorcist
    I was among the lucky ones to see this film in Brussels too. Are you going to like this film or not ? Well it all depends on what you expect. As a horror film fan, for me there is no doubt : no one will ever make a better Exorcist film as William Friedkin's original. They can make 100 more exorcists, the 1st will remain the reference, it was innovating in many ways. Exorcist 2 took its best horror sequences from the first one. Number 3 was a cop movie. Now we have numbers 4 and 5 with the same story and even the same actors sometimes. So where is the difference ? I saw them both but I did not expect to see a better movie than the first. It is probably why I liked them both. So if you prefer horror, well see Harlin's one, it is a decent successor. And if you like Paul Shrader' s movies, I don't think you will be disappointed with his version, witch is softer but deeper. But please, as he said to the public before the film : forget everything you have seen about the exorcist movies before and watch the film with a open mind.
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    • ldemesmaeker
    • Mar 22, 2005

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    • Is "Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist" based on a book?
    • Why is this called the "Prequel to the Exorcist"? I thought "Exorcist: The Beginning" was.
    • How does "Dominion" differ from "The Beginning"?

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    • Release date
      • August 1, 2005 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Exorcist: The Original Prequel
    • Filming locations
      • Italy
    • Production company
      • Morgan Creek Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $251,495
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $140,703
      • May 22, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $251,495
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS

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