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William Friedkin

William Friedkin

DirectingBorn 29 Aug 1935Chicago, Illinois, USA

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 Bo…

Known For & Filmography

The Simpsons posterThe Simpsons1989* 8.0Through the Night with... posterThrough the Night with...2002* 7.9100 Years of Warner Bros. poster100 Years of Warner Bros.2023* 7.6Leçon de Cinéma posterLeçon de Cinéma2004* 7.0Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles posterMagician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles2014* 6.5The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't posterThe Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't2008* 7.2Without Limits posterWithout Limits1998* 6.7A Decade Under the Influence posterA Decade Under the Influence2003* 7.9Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck posterDon't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck2013* 6.3Friedkin Uncut posterFriedkin Uncut2018* 7.1Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders posterMineshaft: The Cruising Murders2026* NRTales from the Warner Bros. Lot posterTales from the Warner Bros. Lot2013* 6.8A Fuller Life posterA Fuller Life2013* 6.6Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist posterLeap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist2019* 7.4The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' posterThe Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'2000* 7.9The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist posterThe Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist1998* 7.4The History of 'Cruising' posterThe History of 'Cruising'2007* 7.7I Am Alfred Hitchcock posterI Am Alfred Hitchcock2021* 7.3Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 posterStanding on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 20012007* 6.2Henri Langlois vu par... posterHenri Langlois vu par...2014* 5.0Godard Made in USA posterGodard Made in USA2010* NRView from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' posterView from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'2007* 7.4Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy posterBilly Wilder: The Human Comedy1998* 6.0The Visions of Stanley Kubrick posterThe Visions of Stanley Kubrick2007* 6.9Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock posterPure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock2008* NRFear in the Dark posterFear in the Dark1991* 9.0Stanley Kubrick in Focus posterStanley Kubrick in Focus2012* 5.3North by Northwest: One for the Ages posterNorth by Northwest: One for the Ages2009* 6.8The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style posterThe Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style2009* 6.8Howard Hawks: American Artist posterHoward Hawks: American Artist1997* 6.2Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' posterGreat Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'2007* 6.2In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy posterIn the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy2008* 6.8The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz posterThe Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz2013* 10.0The Devil and Father Amorth posterThe Devil and Father Amorth2018* 5.1Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock posterFasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock2009* NRShadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy posterShadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy2005* 9.3Miller's Tale posterMiller's Tale2011* 7.1Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 posterVision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 20012007* 6.0Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of posterMichael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of2012* 6.7The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo posterThe Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo2007* 6.0

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