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William Friedkin

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.

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Como dirección

Como intérprete

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

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

Algren

Algren

Yo soy Alfred Hitchcock

Yo soy Alfred Hitchcock

Fellini de los espíritus

Fellini de los espíritus

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

El demonio y el Padre Amorth

El demonio y el Padre Amorth

Friedkin Uncut

Friedkin Uncut

Return to the Genre

SORCERERS: Une conversation entre William Friedkin et Nicolas Winding Refn

SORCERERS: Une conversation entre William Friedkin et Nicolas Winding Refn

Orson Welles, el genio creador

Orson Welles, el genio creador

Henri Langlois vu par...

Henri Langlois vu par...

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

A Fuller Life

A Fuller Life

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

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

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

Stanley Kubrick in Focus

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

Miller's Tale

Miller's Tale

Making the Boys

Making the Boys

Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist

Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist

The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now

The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now

Godard Made in USA

Godard Made in USA

Anatomy of a Chase

Anatomy of a Chase

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman