dir. William Friedkin
The film's opening sequence was filmed in
Sinjar and the ancient temple complex at
Hatra in
Iraq.
A view of
Georgetown and the Key Bridge, Washington, DC
Actress Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) on the set of a movie called
Crash Course -
Healy Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Father Damien Karras (Jason Miller) walking by the movie set -
Healy Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Chris MacNeil going home after the filming –
N Street NW and the steps leading to Healy Hall, Washington, DC
P Street at 36th Street NW, Washington, DC
1434-1438 36th Street NW, Washington, DC
Chris sees Father Karras talking to another priest -
Christ Episcopal Church, O Street at 31st Street NW, Washington, DC
Karras visits his mother in New York City -
W. 48th Street looking towards 9th Avenue, New York, New York. The street has changed a lot, and the red brick building on the right is no longer there.
Karras enters his mother's apartment house – that building was renovated and joined with the adjacent houses to form a larger apartment complex at
414-424 W. 48th Street, New York, New York.
The McNeils house (aka The Exorcist house) -
3600 Prospect Street NW, Washington DC. The left wing was a false front constructed by the crew so the house would appear closer to the steps.
The desecrated chapel -
Dahlgren Chapel, Georgetown University, Washington DC.
Karras visits his mother in a hospital -
Goldwater Memorial Hospital, 1 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, New York
Karras meets Lt. Kinderman (Lee J. Cobb) -
Kehoe Field, West Road NW, Washington DC. Kehoe hosted Georgetown football and track events through the 1976 season, and
Yates Field House now stands in its place.
Karras and Lt. Kinderman walking -
Dahlgren Quadrangle, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Barringer Clinic –
Still searching for this location
The skeptical Kinderman examines
the steps leading from M Street to Prospect Street NW, Washington DC.
Chris McNeil meets with Father Karras to discuss Regan's possession –
it's the bridge over the C&O Canal and the one closest to the Key Bridge.
The steps view from Prospect Street NW, Washington DC. The steps from which Father Karras fell to death, were recognized as a D.C. landmark and official tourist attraction by Mayor of the District of Columbia Muriel Bowser who unveiled a memorial plaque on the Halloween weekend in 2015.
Father Dyer (William O'Malley) walking up
the steps near 3600 Prospect Street NW, Washington DC