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William Friedkin

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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…

Filmography64 films
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  1. Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders2026
  2. Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist2024
  3. The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons2022
  4. Algren2021
  5. I Am Alfred Hitchcock2021
  6. Fellini of the Spirits2020
  7. Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist2019
  8. Friedkin Uncut2018
  9. Stringman: The Jack Nitzsche Story2018
  10. The Devil and Father Amorth2018
  11. Return to the Genre2016
  12. Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn2015
  13. Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles2014
  14. Henri Langlois vu par...2014
  15. The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz2013
  16. A Fuller Life2013
  17. Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck2013
  18. Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot2013
  19. Stanley Kubrick in Focus2012
  20. Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic2012
  21. Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of2012
  22. Making the Boys2011
  23. Miller's Tale2011
  24. Godard Made in USA2010
  25. The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now2010
  26. Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist2010
  27. Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock2009
  28. North by Northwest: One for the Ages2009
  29. The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style2009
  30. Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman2009
  31. Anatomy of a Chase2009
  32. Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock2008
  33. In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy2008
  34. Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock2008
  35. The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't2008
  36. Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'2007
  37. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 20012007
  38. The Visions of Stanley Kubrick2007
  39. View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'2007
  40. Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 20012007
  41. Exorcising 'Cruising'2007
  42. The History of 'Cruising'2007
  43. Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen2007
  44. The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo2007
  45. Shadows of Suspense2006
  46. Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy2005
  47. A Little Solitaire2004
  48. Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'2003
  49. Filming “The Hunted”2003
  50. Pursuing “The Hunted”2003
  51. The Cutting Edge2003
  52. Narc: The Friedkin Connection2003
  53. A Decade Under the Influence2003
  54. Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection2001
  55. The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'2000
  56. Without Limits1998
  57. The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist1998
  58. Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy1998
  59. Hollywood Halloween1997
  60. Howard Hawks: American Artist1997
  61. Fear in the Dark1991
  62. Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album1986
  63. Conversation with Fritz Lang1975
  64. Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist1974
  1. Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders2026
  2. Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist2024
  3. The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons2022