William Peter Blatty on The Exorcist from Novel to Film Book Cover

William Peter Blatty on The Exorcist from Novel to Film


A work of Non-fiction


Subgenres:

  • Film History,
  • Behind-the-Scenes,
  • Hollywood
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Deep dives into how iconic films get made
  • Side-by-side comparisons of novel, screenplay drafts, and final script
  • Behind-the-scenes Hollywood stories from the 1970s
Publisher Description

In William Peter Blatty on The Exorcist: From Novel to Film, the New York Times bestselling author reveals the real-life incidents that inspired his famous novel and how it evolved into the groundbreaking Academy Award-winning screenplay of the 1973 groundbreaking William Friedkin film.

Featuring the original, controversial ending of the novel, and both the first draft of the screenplay and the shooting script, Blatty presents his behind-the-scenes commentary on the differences between the book and screenplays, detailing the specific reasons why the changes were made for the final cut.

This is the true story of the making of The Exorcist, an insider's guide to Hollywood in one of its most creative eras.

Includes photographs.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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