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William Friedkin
Directing

William Friedkin
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1935-08-29,Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
William David Friedkin (August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him another Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Friedkin's other films in the 1970s and 1980s include the drama The Boys in the Band (1970), considered a milestone of queer cinema; the originally deprecated, now lauded thriller Sorcerer (1977); the crime comedy drama The Brink's Job (1978); the controversial thriller Cruising (1980); and the neo-noir thriller To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). Although Friedkin's works suffered an overall commercial and critical decline in the late 1980s, his last three feature films, all based on plays, were positively received by critics: the psychological horror film Bug (2006), the crime film Killer Joe (2011), and the legal drama film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023), released two months after his death. He also worked extensively as an opera director from 1998 until his death, and directed various television films and series episodes for television. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Friedkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist

6

Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist
2010-05-10

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

6.5

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008-06-03

Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen

0

Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen
2007-07-21

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

9.4

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005-10-04

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

0

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
2008-10-07

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

0

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
2008-10-07

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

7.3

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998-06-13

A Little Solitaire

0

A Little Solitaire
2004-07-12

7.1

Miller's Tale
2011-03-05

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

0

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
2024-03-26

Anatomy of a Chase

4

Anatomy of a Chase
2009-02-24

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

6

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
2007-10-23

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

5.7

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013-01-15

The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now

0

The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now
2010-10-05

Conversation with Fritz Lang

7

Conversation with Fritz Lang
1975-02-24

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

10

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2013-10-01

Filming “The Hunted”

0

Filming “The Hunted”
2003-08-12

Pursuing “The Hunted”

0

Pursuing “The Hunted”
2003-08-12

The Cutting Edge

0

The Cutting Edge
2003-08-12

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

0

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
2009-11-24

The Exorcist Untold

0

The Exorcist Untold
2023-12-11

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

6.5

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012-03-27

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

7

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
2001-09-25

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

6.9

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007-10-23

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

7.4

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007-10-23

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

6.7

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014-12-12

Stanley Kubrick in Focus

6

Stanley Kubrick in Focus
2012-11-30

Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit

7.5

Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit
2024-06-07

Fear in the Dark

10

Fear in the Dark
1991-10-29

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

6.8

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
2009-11-03

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

6.3

North by Northwest: One for the Ages
2009-11-03

6.6

A Fuller Life
2013-08-28

A Decade Under the Influence

8

A Decade Under the Influence
2003-04-25

The History of 'Cruising'

6.5

The History of 'Cruising'
2007-09-18

Exorcising 'Cruising'

6.5

Exorcising 'Cruising'
2007-09-18

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

7

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
2008-10-07

Making the Boys

5.1

Making the Boys
2011-03-11

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

6

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998-02-04

The Devil and Father Amorth

5

The Devil and Father Amorth
2018-04-20

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

7

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012-01-01

Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

8

Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
2003-12-02

7

Friedkin Uncut
2018-11-05

Putting it Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

10

Putting it Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
1986-01-11

6

Algren
2021-10-21

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

6

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007-10-23

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

7.5

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
2009-09-22

Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn

4.5

Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn
2015-12-02

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

7.3

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2023-10-05

Henri Langlois vu par...

0

Henri Langlois vu par...
2014-07-27

Godard Made in USA

0

Godard Made in USA
2010-12-11

Fellini of the Spirits

6.6

Fellini of the Spirits
2020-08-31

Howard Hawks: American Artist

5.8

Howard Hawks: American Artist
1997-01-01

Hollywood Halloween

6

Hollywood Halloween
1997-01-01

Return to the Genre

0

Return to the Genre
2016-09-27

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

6

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
2007-01-01

Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck

6.1

Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2013-04-28

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

6.9

I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021-05-02

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

8.3

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
2000-01-15

Shadows of Suspense

0

Shadows of Suspense
2006-08-22

The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons

0

The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons
2022-07-01

6.507

Without Limits
1998-09-11

Narc: Shooting Up

0

Narc: Shooting Up
2003-06-17

Narc: The Friedkin Connection

0

Narc: The Friedkin Connection
2003-06-17

100 Years of Warner Bros.

7.567

100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023-05-25

Through the Night with...

8

Through the Night with...
2002-05-10

Leçon de Cinéma

7

Leçon de Cinéma
2004-03-20

8.014

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

8.1

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
1998-06-23

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.732

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02