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Born August 29, 1935 · Chicago, 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.

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
2023

The Devil and Father Amorth
2018

Henri Langlois vu par...
2014

Killer Joe
2012

The Painter's Voice
2007

Bug
2007

The Hunted
2003

Rules of Engagement
2000

12 Angry Men
1997

Jade
1995

Jailbreakers
1994

Blue Chips
1994

The Guardian
1990

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988

Rampage
1987

C.A.T. Squad
1986

Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
1986

To Live and Die in L.A.
1985

Deal of the Century
1983

Cruising
1980

The Brink's Job
1978

Sorcerer
1977

Conversation with Fritz Lang
1975

The Exorcist
1973

The French Connection
1971

The Boys in the Band
1970

The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968

The Birthday Party
1968

Good Times
1967
The Pickle Brothers
1967

The Thin Blue Line
1966

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
1965

The Bold Men
1965

The People vs. Paul Crump
1962

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
2024
The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons
2022

Algren
2021

I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021

Fellini of the Spirits
2020

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2019

Friedkin Uncut
2018

The Devil and Father Amorth
2018
Return to the Genre
2016

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

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014

Henri Langlois vu par...
2014

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2013

A Fuller Life
2013

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

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
2012

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012

Making the Boys
2011

Miller's Tale
2011

Godard Made in USA
2010

The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now
2010

Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist
2010
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
2009

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
2009