William Friedkin
William David Friedkin 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.
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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
director
2023
The Devil and Father Amorth
director
2018
Killer Joe
director
2013
Arbitrage
actor
2012
Bug
director
2007
The Man Who Shot Chinatown
actor
2007
The Hunted
director
2003
A Decade Under the Influence
actor
2003
Rules of Engagement
director
2000
Without Limits
actor
1998
Jade
writer
1996
Jade
director
1996
Blue Chips
director
1994
The Guardian
director
1991
The Guardian
writer
1991
Rampage
writer
1987
Rampage
director
1987
C.A.T. Squad
director
1986
To Live and Die in L.A.
writer
1986
To Live and Die in L.A.
director
1986
Deal of the Century
director
1983
Sorcerer
director
1982
The Brink's Job
director
1981
Cruising
director
1980
Cruising
writer
1980
The Exorcist
director
1974
Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin
actor
1974
Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin
director
1974
The French Connection
director
1972
The Boys in the Band
director
1970
The Night They Raided Minsky's
director
1968
The Birthday Party
director
1968
Good Times
director
1967
The Thin Blue Line
director
1966
Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
director
1965
Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
writer
1965
The Bold Men
director
1965
The Bold Men
writer
1965
The People vs. Paul Crump
director
1962