Iraq (archaeological dig, opening of The Exorcist)
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Iraq (archaeological dig, opening of The Exorcist) is the remote desert excavation site depicted at the beginning of the 1973 horror film "The Exorcist," where Father Merrin first encounters signs of the demonic presence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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film setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Exorcist
NERFINISHED
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The Exorcist (1973 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Father Lankester Merrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEntity | Pazuzu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Catholicism
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ancient Mesopotamian beliefs ⓘ |
| associatedWithSupernatural |
demonic omen
GENERATED
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demonic possession GENERATED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | William Peter Blatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInStory | prologue ⓘ |
| countryDepicted | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdForWorkBy | William Friedkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs | remote archaeological excavation site ⓘ |
| diegeticTimePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Father Lankester Merrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresObject |
Pazuzu statue
NERFINISHED
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ancient amulet ⓘ ancient artifacts ⓘ |
| hasActivity | archaeological excavation ⓘ |
| hasCinematicFunction |
establishing tone of dread
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world-building ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | desert ⓘ |
| hasFilmGenreContext |
psychological horror
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supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasMood |
foreboding
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ominous ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
clash between modernity and antiquity
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confrontation with ancient evil ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| linkedToPlotEvent |
Merrin’s premonition of future confrontation
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discovery of demonic artifact ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction | Iraqi desert ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
foreshadowing of later exorcism
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introduction of demonic presence ⓘ |
| partOf | opening sequence of The Exorcist ⓘ |
| visualMotif |
stark desert landscape
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sun-bleached ruins ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1973 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.