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      • Before his death in 2016, Father Gabriele Amorth claimed to have performed over 100,000 exorcisms. Working as the official exorcist of the Vatican, he performed a service that many have never seen outside of horror films. Now, his story is the basis of such a film: The Pope’s Exorcist, starring Russell Crowe, which came out last week.
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  2. The 2017 American documentary film The Devil and Father Amorth, directed by William Friedkin, presents the exorcist at work in an Italian village. [27] Russell Crowe portrays Amorth in the 2023 supernatural horror film The Pope's Exorcist , based on the priest's two memoirs.

  3. Apr 21, 2023 · Based on a True Story. Who Was the Real Pope’s Exorcist? A new film dramatizes the story of Father Gabriele Amorth, the chief exorcist of the Diocese of Rome. Carolyn Hagler. Reporter. April...

  4. Apr 16, 2023 · Russell Crowe. Born: April 7, 1964. Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand. Father Gabriele Amorth. Born: May 1, 1925. Birthplace: Modena, Emilia, Kingdom of Italy. Death: September 16, 2016, Rome, Italy (pulmonary-related illness) Historical Accuracy (Q&A): Is The Pope's Exorcist based on a true story? Not exactly.

  5. Aug 21, 2023 · Father Gabriele Amorth shows the keys, batteries, plastic toys, and other items he claimed possession victims spit out during exorcisms. Despite performing an absurdly high number of exorcisms—...

  6. He performed as many as twelve exorcisms in a day. He faithfully served sixty-nine years in the Pauline religious order, sixty-two as a priest, and thirty years as the pope’s exorcist. In this official biography, Father Amorth’s extraordinary life is revealed for the first time in English.

  7. Mar 2, 2023 · Yhonatan Luque Reyes - Vatican City, 2023-03-02. In April 2023, Sony Pictures will release The Pope’s Exorcist to cinemas in the United States. The film stars Russell Crowe as Fr. Gabriele Amorth, the exorcist of the Vatican, fighting evil spirits and demons. But who was the real Fr. Gabriele Amorth?

  8. Aug 22, 2023 · Yes and no. Netflix notes in the movie’s description that it stars actor Russell Crowe “in this horror thriller inspired by real-life Vatican exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth” and his...