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10.0
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2013
as Self
William Friedkin
Also known as: Billy Friedkin, William David Friedkin
Nationality:United States
Height:6'0" (183 cm)
Education:Senn High School
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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 criticized, 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.
Filmography (93 movies)
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10.0
Fear in the Dark
1991
as Self
10.0
10.0
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
1986
Director
9.5
9.5
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
8.3
8.3
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
2000
as Self
8.0
8.0
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
2003
as Self
8.0
8.0
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
as Self
7.9
7.9
Paper Moon
1973
Executive Producer
7.7
7.7
The Exorcist
1973
Director
7.7
7.7
The History of 'Cruising'
2007
as Self
7.7
7.7
12 Angry Men
1997
Director
7.5
7.5
The French Connection
1971
Director
7.5
7.5
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
2009
as Self
7.5
7.5
Sorcerer
1977
Director
7.4
7.4
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007
as Self
7.3
7.3
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998
as Self - Director
7.2
7.2
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
as Self
7.1
7.1
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985
Screenplay
7.1
7.1
Miller's Tale
2011
as Self
7.0
7.0
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
2001
as Self
7.0
7.0
Friedkin Uncut
2018
as Self
7.0
7.0
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2023
as Self
7.0
7.0
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
2008
as Self
7.0
7.0
Conversation with Fritz Lang
1975
Director
7.0
7.0
The Boys in the Band
1970
Director
6.9
6.9
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007
as Self
6.8
6.8
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
2009
as Self
6.8
6.8
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
2009
as Self
6.7
6.7
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
2023
Director
6.7
6.7
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012
as Self
6.6
6.6
Cruising
1980
Director
6.6
6.6
Fellini of the Spirits
2020
as Self
6.6
6.6
A Fuller Life
2013
as Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")
6.5
6.5
Without Limits
1998
as TV Director
6.5
6.5
Killer Joe
2012
Director
6.5
6.5
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012
as Self
6.5
6.5
Exorcising 'Cruising'
2007
as Self
6.5
6.5
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008
as Self
6.4
6.4
The Birthday Party
1968
Director
6.3
6.3
Rules of Engagement
2000
Director
6.2
6.2
The Hunted
2003
Director
6.1
6.1
Bug
2007
Director
6.1
6.1
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2013
as Self
6.1
6.1
The Brink's Job
1978
Director
6.1
6.1
Blue Chips
1994
Director
6.0
6.0
Algren
2021
as Self
6.0
6.0
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
2012
as Self
6.0
6.0
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998
as Self
6.0
6.0
Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist
2010
as Self
6.0
6.0
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
as Self
6.0
6.0
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
2007
as Self
6.0
6.0
Hollywood Halloween
1997
as Self
6.0
6.0
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
2007
as Self
5.9
5.9
Rampage
1987
Director
5.8
5.8
Howard Hawks: American Artist
1997
as Self
5.7
5.7
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
as Self
5.6
5.6
The Guardian
1990
Screenplay
5.5
5.5
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968
Director
5.4
5.4
Jade
1995
Director
5.4
5.4
Jailbreakers
1994
Director
5.1
5.1
Good Times
1967
Screenplay
5.1
5.1
The Devil and Father Amorth
2018
Writer
4.7
4.7
Making the Boys
2011
as Self
4.7
4.7
Deal of the Century
1983
Director
4.5
4.5
Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn
2015
4.0
4.0
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014
Director
4.0
4.0
Anatomy of a Chase
2009
as Self
3.7
3.7
C.A.T. Squad
1986
Executive Producer
1.0
1.0
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988
Executive Producer
The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons
2022
as Self
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
2009
as Self
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
2024
as Self
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
2008
as Self
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
2008
as Self
Filming “The Hunted”
2003
as Self
Pursuing “The Hunted”
2003
as Self
The Cutting Edge
2003
as Self
Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen
2007
as Self
The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now
2010
as Self
A Little Solitaire
2004
as Self
Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist
1974
as Self
Narc: The Friedkin Connection
2003
as Self
The History of 'Cruising'
2007
as Self
Godard Made in USA
2010
as Self
Return to the Genre
2016
Shadows of Suspense
2006
as Self
The Thin Blue Line
1966
Producer
The People vs. Paul Crump
1962
Producer
Muggins
1967
Producer
Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
1965
Director
The Pickle Brothers
1967
Director
The Bold Men
1965
Director
The Painter's Voice
2007
Director
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