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 Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
actor
2009
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
actor
2009
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
actor
2008
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
actor
2008
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
actor
2008
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
actor
2007
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
actor
2007
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
actor
2007
Bug
director
2007
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
actor
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
director
2000