William Friedkin

William Friedkin Directing

29 Aug, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, USA – 07 Aug, 2023 (87)

William Friedkin Directing

29 Aug, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, USA – 07 Aug, 2023 (87)

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... see more

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... see more

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Acting (Self (archive footage))

06/06/2026

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

Acting (Self)

26/03/2024

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

Teleplay · Director

03/09/2023

The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons

Acting (Self)

01/07/2022

Algren

Acting (Self)

21/10/2021

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

Acting (Self (archive footage))

02/05/2021

Fellini of the Spirits

Acting (Self)

31/08/2020

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

Acting (Self)

06/10/2019

Friedkin Uncut

Acting (Self)

05/11/2018

The Devil and Father Amorth

Acting (Self) · Director · Writer

20/04/2018

Return to the Genre

27/09/2016

Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn

02/12/2015

Verdi Aida

Stage Director

03/04/2015

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Acting (Self - Filmmaker (archive footage))

12/12/2014

Henri Langlois vu par...

Acting (Self) · Director

27/07/2014

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Acting (Self)

01/10/2013

A Fuller Life

Acting (Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns"))

28/08/2013

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

Acting (Self)

28/04/2013

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

Acting (Self)

15/01/2013

Stanley Kubrick in Focus

Acting (Self)

30/11/2012

Killer Joe

Director

07/06/2012

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

Acting (Self)

27/03/2012

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

Acting (Self)

01/01/2012

Making the Boys

Acting (Self)

11/03/2011

Miller's Tale

Acting (Self)

05/03/2011

Godard Made in USA

Acting (Self)

11/12/2010

The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now

Acting (Self)

05/10/2010

Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist

Acting (Self)

10/05/2010

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

Acting (Self)

24/11/2009

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

Acting (Self)

03/11/2009

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

Acting (Self)

03/11/2009

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

Acting (Self)

22/09/2009

Anatomy of a Chase

Acting (Self)

24/02/2009

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

Acting (Self)

07/10/2008

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

Acting (Self)

07/10/2008

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

Acting (Self)

07/10/2008

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

Acting (Self)

03/06/2008

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

Acting (Self)

23/10/2007

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

Acting (Self)

23/10/2007

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

Acting (Self)

23/10/2007

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