William Friedkin
Directing
Born: August 29, 1935 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: August 7, 2023 (aged 87)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Simpsons
1989
The Exorcist
1973
The French Connection
1971
Killer Joe
2012
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Tales from the Crypt
1989
The Hunted
2003
Rules of Engagement
2000
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985
Sorcerer
1977
Cruising
1980
Bug
2007
Photos (9)
Movies (3)
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (52)
Through the Night with...
Self · 1 eps
Leçon de Cinéma
Self · 1 eps
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self · 1 eps
The Devil and Father Amorth
Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Friedkin Uncut
Self
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
Fellini of the Spirits
Self
Godard Made in USA
Self
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Self
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Self
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Self
Fear in the Dark
Self
Shadows of Suspense
Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
Self - Director
Exorcising 'Cruising'
Self
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
Self
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Self
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
Self
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
Self
Hollywood Halloween
Self
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
Self
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
Self
The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now
Self
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Self (archive footage)
Miller's Tale
Self
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
Self
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
Self
Making the Boys
Self
The History of 'Cruising'
Self
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Self
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
Self
Algren
Self
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Self
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
Self
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
Self
Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist
Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Self
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
Self
Anatomy of a Chase
Self
Narc: The Friedkin Connection
Self
Conversation with Fritz Lang
Self
Directing (39)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Director
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Director
Tales from the Crypt
Director
The Twilight Zone
Director
The Exorcist
Director
Rebel Highway
Director
To Live and Die in L.A.
Director
Rules of Engagement
Director
The French Connection
Director
Sorcerer
Director
The Hunted
Director
Killer Joe
Director
12 Angry Men
Director
Cruising
Director
The Boys in the Band
Director
Jade
Director
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Director
The Brink's Job
Director
The Devil and Father Amorth
Director
Bug
Director
The Guardian
Director
Blue Chips
Director
Verdi Aida
Stage Director
Deal of the Century
Director
The Birthday Party
Director
Jailbreakers
Director
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Director
Rampage
Director
Henri Langlois vu par...
Director
C.A.T. Squad
Director
Good Times
Director
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
Director
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
Director
The Bold Men
Director
The Thin Blue Line
Director
The Painter's Voice
Director
The People vs. Paul Crump
Director
Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
Director
Conversation with Fritz Lang
Director
Writing (10)
To Live and Die in L.A.
Screenplay
Sorcerer
Screenplay
Cruising
Writer
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Teleplay
The Devil and Father Amorth
Writer
The Guardian
Screenplay
Rampage
Writer
Good Times
Screenplay
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
Story
The Thin Blue Line
Story
