
William Friedkin
Known for DirectingBorn 1935-08-29Died 2023-08-07Chicago, 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 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.Read more
Movies & web series
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The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2013 · Movie
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Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005 · Movie
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Narc: The Friedkin Connection
2003 · Movie
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Fear in the Dark
1991 · Movie
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Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
1986 · Movie
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The People vs. Paul Crump
1962 · Movie
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Through the Night with...
2002 · Series
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The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
2000 · Movie
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100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · Series
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Hollywood Halloween
1997 · Movie
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A Decade Under the Influence
2003 · Movie
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Rebel Highway
1994 · Series
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The Simpsons
1989 · Series
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Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Series
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The History of 'Cruising'
2007 · Movie
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Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
2003 · Movie
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12 Angry Men
1997 · Movie
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Series
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Paper Moon
1973 · Movie
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Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
2009 · Movie
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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2019 · Movie
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The Twilight Zone
1985 · Series
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I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021 · Movie
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The Exorcist
1973 · Movie
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View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007 · Movie
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Series
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The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998 · Movie
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The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008 · Movie
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Friedkin Uncut
2018 · Movie
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Miller's Tale
2011 · Movie
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The French Connection
1971 · Movie
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Sorcerer
1977 · Movie
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Leçon de Cinéma
2004 · Series
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Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
2001 · Movie
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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
2023 · Movie
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The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007 · Movie
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To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · Movie
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The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
2009 · Movie
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North by Northwest: One for the Ages
2009 · Movie
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Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013 · Movie
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In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
2008 · Movie
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Conversation with Fritz Lang
1975 · Movie
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Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012 · Movie
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Fellini of the Spirits
2020 · Movie
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A Fuller Life
2013 · Movie
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The Boys in the Band
1970 · Movie
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · Movie
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Killer Joe
2012 · Movie