William Friedkin's "Exorcist" horror classic, based on William Peter Bluti's novel, opens in the deserts of northern Iraq, where older father Merin (Max von Sidow) finds a mysterious, demonic sculpture. The statue depicts an animal creature with wings in the form of angels and a snake between the legs. The statue is very worrying. Merin knows that this demonic discovery will write evil somewhere in the world. Merin will remain absent for most of the "exorcist", only called to help when his vision is achieved. In Washington, a young girl named Reagan (Linda Blair) became bodily possessed by a demon, claiming she was the devil himself. The older priest will have to associate with Father Caras (Asoneyson Miller) to remove the demon from the girl's body.

Of course, about the details of the "exorcist" seem to be a tumultuous exercise, as it is one of the most popular horror films of all time. The film caused two sequels, a pair of warring overakeli (Read their story here) and restarting the late stage. Another restart is in the works. In addition, the "exorcist" remains one of the only most trimmed films of all time, its iconography is again used shameless than more generations of directors. To this day -today, every child who owns a demon must be tied to bed and rejoiced in pain, as the priest sprinkles them with holy water. It is practically part of the natural order.

The early scenes in Iraq in the "exorcist" were actually filmed in northern Iraq, among the ruins of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Hatra. It is located about 68 miles to southwest of Mosul and can be visited by day. It is also a place that certain US military soldiers recognized while stationed there during the Iraq war. The story says the soldiers, who recently watched the "exorcist" of a home video, came out and saw Friedkin filming decades earlier. In Interview with Vulture back in 2013Friedkin recalled his interactions with the US military when they called to tell him they were on his old set.

Although decades after the fact, many of the local "exorcist" accessories were still living in that city outside Mosul during the Iraq war ... And they remembered film filming. Friedkin also recalled the experience and how stunning it was to get a call from the military for his film. As he said:

"I received a call from then-Colonel David Petraeus, who left for Mosul with the 101st airway immediately after the invasion of Iraq. He said that as his soldiers were watching 'Exorcist ' In the video, they understood the place where they kept it is where we filmed the early scenes in the movie. Many of the people who still lived there remembered me and the crew. "

Of course, as soon as they understood this, the military decided to turn the place into a miniature film tour. The line donated 5000 USD students to the University The right places of the "exorcist". According to Friedkin, the students went so far as they set up a parking lot to build a local police station, and even build a kebab stand for visitors. Friedkin continued:

"I think it was two or three dinars for a tour they called" exorcist experience ". Patients invited me to come and unite with some of the people I worked with in Iraq. He was constantly delayed and postponed, and we finally lost Mosul, who is now one of the most dangerous places in Iraq.

Iraqi films Buffs seem to be able to tour the "Exorcist" for a few moments that flee. It is a pity that Friedkin was unable to return at the time.

However, to this day, today, you can still visit Exorcist stairs in Washington, DC.