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William Friedkin‌

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William Friedkin

Chicago, Illinois, USA

William Friedkin

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1935-08-29

Popularity

star6.5

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.

Movie Credits

Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist

Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist‌
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calendar 2010

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't‌
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calendar 2008

Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen

Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen‌
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calendar 2007

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy‌
star9.4
calendar 2005

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock‌
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calendar 2008

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock‌
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calendar 2008

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist‌
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calendar 1998

A Little Solitaire

A Little Solitaire‌
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calendar 2004

Miller's Tale

Miller's Tale‌
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calendar 2011

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist‌
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calendar 2024

Anatomy of a Chase

Anatomy of a Chase‌
star4.0
calendar 2009

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'‌
star6.0
calendar 2007

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot‌
star5.7
calendar 2013

The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now

The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now‌
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calendar 2010

Conversation with Fritz Lang

Conversation with Fritz Lang‌
star7.1
calendar 1975

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz‌
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calendar 2013

Filming “The Hunted”

Filming “The Hunted”‌
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calendar 2003

Pursuing “The Hunted”

Pursuing “The Hunted”‌
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calendar 2003

The Cutting Edge

The Cutting Edge‌
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calendar 2003

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock‌
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calendar 2009

The Exorcist Untold

The Exorcist Untold‌
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calendar 2023

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic‌
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calendar 2012

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'‌
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calendar 2001

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick‌
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calendar 2007

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'‌
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calendar 2007

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles‌
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calendar 2014

Stanley Kubrick in Focus

Stanley Kubrick in Focus‌
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calendar 2012

Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit

Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit‌
star7.5
calendar 2024

Fear in the Dark

Fear in the Dark‌
star10.0
calendar 1991

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style‌
star6.8
calendar 2009

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

North by Northwest: One for the Ages‌
star6.3
calendar 2009

A Fuller Life

A Fuller Life‌
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calendar 2013

A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence‌
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calendar 2003

The History of 'Cruising'

The History of 'Cruising'‌
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calendar 2007

Exorcising 'Cruising'

Exorcising 'Cruising'‌
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calendar 2007

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy‌
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calendar 2008

Making the Boys

Making the Boys‌
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calendar 2011

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy‌
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calendar 1998

The Devil and Father Amorth

The Devil and Father Amorth‌
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calendar 2018

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of‌
star7.0
calendar 2012

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

Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'‌
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calendar 2003

Friedkin Uncut

Friedkin Uncut‌
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calendar 2018

Putting it Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

Putting it Together: The Making of the Broadway Album‌
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calendar 1986

Algren

Algren‌
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calendar 2021

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001‌
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calendar 2007

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman‌
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calendar 2009

Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn

Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn‌
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calendar 2015

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist‌
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calendar 2023

Henri Langlois vu par...

Henri Langlois vu par...‌
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calendar 2014

Godard Made in USA

Godard Made in USA‌
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calendar 2010

Fellini of the Spirits

Fellini of the Spirits‌
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calendar 2020

Howard Hawks: American Artist

Howard Hawks: American Artist‌
star5.8
calendar 1997

Hollywood Halloween

Hollywood Halloween‌
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calendar 1997

Return to the Genre

Return to the Genre‌
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calendar 2016

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

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

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

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

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

I Am Alfred Hitchcock‌
star6.9
calendar 2021

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'‌
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calendar 2000

Shadows of Suspense

Shadows of Suspense‌
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calendar 2006

Tv Credits

100 Years of Warner Bros.

100 Years of Warner Bros.‌
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calendar 2023

Through the Night with...

Through the Night with...‌
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calendar 2002

Leçon de Cinéma

Leçon de Cinéma‌
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calendar 2004

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
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calendar 1953

The Simpsons

The Simpsons‌
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calendar 1989

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies‌
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calendar 1998

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
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calendar 1955