WILLIAM FRIEDKIN
Directing
William Friedkin (August 29, 1935 - August 7, 2023) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing "The French Connection" (1971) and "The Exorcist" (1973); for the former, he won the Academy Award for Best Director.
Some of his other notable films include "The Boys in the Band" (1970), "Sorcerer" (1977), "Cruising" (1980), "To Live and Die in L.A." (1985), "Blue Chips" (1994), "Jade" (1995), "Rules of Engagement" (2000), "The Hunted" (2003), "Bug" (2006), and "Killer Joe" (2011).
In 1965, Friedkin moved to Hollywood and two years later released his first feature film, "Good Times," starring Sonny and Cher.
- Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist2024
- Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist2023
- The Exorcist Untold2023
- 100 Years of Warner Bros.2023
- Algren2021
- I Am Alfred Hitchcock2021
- Fellini of the Spirits2020
- The Devil and Father Amorth2018
- Friedkin Uncut2018
- Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles2014
- Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot2013
- A Fuller Life2013
- The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz2013
- Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck2013
- Stanley Kubrick in Focus2012
- Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic2012
- Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of2012
- Making the Boys2011
- Miller's Tale2011
- The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now2010
- Godard Made in USA2010
- Anatomy of a Chase2009
- Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock2009
- The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style2009
- North by Northwest: One for the Ages2009
- Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman2009
- Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock2008
- Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock2008
- The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't2008
- In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy2008
- Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen2007
- The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo2007
- The Visions of Stanley Kubrick2007
- Exorcising 'Cruising'2007
- Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'2007
- The History of 'Cruising'2007
- View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'2007
- Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 20012007
- A Little Solitaire2004
- Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'2003
- Pursuing “The Hunted”2003
- The Cutting Edge2003
- Filming “The Hunted”2003
- A Decade Under the Influence2003
- Through the Night with...2002
- Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'2001
- The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'2000
- Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy1998
- The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist1998
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies1998
- Hollywood Halloween1997
- Howard Hawks: American Artist1997
- Fear in the Dark1991
- Conversation with Fritz Lang1975
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955