Billy Crawford

The alternate version of the prequel to "The Exorcist." Having lived through traumatizing events in WWII, Father Merrin takes a break from the Church to conduct archaeological excavations in British-administered East Africa.

The alternate version of the prequel to "The Exorcist." Having lived through traumatizing events in WWII, Father Merrin takes a break from the Church to conduct archaeological excavations in British-administered East Africa.

The alternate version of the prequel to "The Exorcist." Having lived through traumatizing events in WWII, Father Merrin takes a break from the Church to conduct archaeological excavations in British-administered East Africa.

Historic filmmaking! 2 filmmakers take on the same film. The original prequel to The Exorcist by Paul Shrader. The film traces the story of Father Lankester Merrin (STELLAN SKARSGARD) back to his first encounter with the Devil in post-WW II Africa.