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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Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
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2026
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
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2023
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
director
2023
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
actor
2021
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
actor
2019
Friedkin Uncut
actor
2018
A Fuller Life
actor
2013
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
actor
2013
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
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2013
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
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2012
Killer Joe
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2012
Miller's Tale
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2011
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
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2009
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
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2008
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
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2008
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
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2007
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
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2007
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
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2007
Bug
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2007
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
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2007
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
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2005
A Decade Under the Influence
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2003
The Hunted
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2003
Rules of Engagement
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2000
Without Limits
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1998
12 Angry Men
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1997
Jade
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1995
Jailbreakers
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1994
Blue Chips
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1994
The Guardian
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1990
The Guardian
writer
1990
Rampage
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1987
Rampage
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1987
C.A.T. Squad
director
1986
To Live and Die in L.A.
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1985
To Live and Die in L.A.
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1985
Deal of the Century
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1983
Cruising
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1980
Cruising
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1980
The Brink's Job
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1978
Sorcerer
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1977
Sorcerer
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1977
The Exorcist
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1973
The French Connection
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1971
The Boys in the Band
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1970
The Night They Raided Minsky's
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1968
Good Times
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1967
Good Times
director
1967