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Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
Movie Info
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Director -
Paul Schrader -
Producer -
James G. Robinson -
Screenwriter -
Caleb Carr , William Wisher Jr. -
Distributor -
Warner Bros. Pictures -
Production Co -
Warner Bros. , Morgan Creek Productions -
Rating -
R (Strong Violence|Disturbing Images) -
Genre -
Horror -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 20, 2005, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 3, 2009 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$41.8M -
Runtime -
1h 51m -
Sound Mix -
Surround
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