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William Friedkin

William Friedkin

Directing·1935–2023·81 films

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.…

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As Actor

The Devil and Father Amorth

The Devil and Father Amorth (2018)Self

Without Limits

Without Limits (1998)TV Director

Friedkin Uncut

Friedkin Uncut (2018)Self

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist (2019)Self

A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence (2003)Self

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist (1998)Self - Director

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021)Self (archive footage)

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)

Fellini of the Spirits

Fellini of the Spirits (2020)Self

A Fuller Life

A Fuller Life (2013)Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007)Self

Conversation with Fritz Lang

Conversation with Fritz Lang (1975)Self

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (2007)Self

Making the Boys

Making the Boys (2011)Self

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 (2013)Self

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007)Self

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007)Self

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (2009)Self

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008)Self

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000)Self

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)Self

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (2008)Self

Miller's Tale

Miller's Tale (2011)Self

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection (2001)Self

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007)Self

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

North by Northwest: One for the Ages (2009)Self

The History of 'Cruising'

The History of 'Cruising' (2007)Self

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012)Self

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

Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' (2003)Self

Exorcising 'Cruising'

Exorcising 'Cruising' (2007)Self

Fear in the Dark

Fear in the Dark (1991)Self

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (2012)Self

Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album (1986)Self

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman (2009)Self

Hollywood Halloween

Hollywood Halloween (1997)Self

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2013)Self

Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn

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

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 (2007)Self

Henri Langlois vu par...

Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)Self

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998)Self

Algren

Algren (2021)Self

Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist

Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist (2010)Self

Narc: The Friedkin Connection

Narc: The Friedkin Connection (2003)Self

Anatomy of a Chase

Anatomy of a Chase (2009)Self

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock (2008)Self

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026)Self (archive footage)

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist (2024)Self

Godard Made in USA

Godard Made in USA (2010)Self

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock (2008)Self

Shadows of Suspense

Shadows of Suspense (2006)Self

The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now

The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now (2010)Self

As Writer

To Live and Die in L.A.

To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

Sorcerer

Sorcerer (1977)

Cruising

Cruising (1980)

The Guardian

The Guardian (1990)

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023)

The Devil and Father Amorth

The Devil and Father Amorth (2018)

Rampage

Good Times

Good Times (1967)

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988)

The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line (1966)