Directing
William Friedkin
EN, IT, FR, DE cinema · 96 credits
Born
29 August 1935
Died
7 August 2023 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as 윌리엄 프리드킨 · 윌리암 프리드킨 · William David 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Friedkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
as Self (archive footage)
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Teleplay, Director
Algren
as Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage)
The Devil and Father Amorth
as Self, Director, Writer
Friedkin Uncut
as Self
Verdi Aida
Stage Director
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Henri Langlois vu par...
as Self, Director
A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")
Killer Joe
Director
Miller's Tale
as Self
Making the Boys
as Self
Bug
Director
The Hunted
Director
Rules of Engagement
Director
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
as Self - Director, Thanks
Without Limits
as TV Director
12 Angry Men
Director
Jade
Director
Blue Chips
Director
Jailbreakers
Director
Fear in the Dark
as Self
The Guardian
Director, Screenplay
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
Director, Story, Executive Producer
Rampage
Director, Writer, Producer
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
as Self, Director
C.A.T. Squad
Director, Executive Producer
To Live and Die in L.A.
Director, Screenplay
Deal of the Century
Director
Cruising
Writer, Director
The Brink's Job
Director
Sorcerer
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Conversation with Fritz Lang
as Self, Director
The Exorcist
Director
The Boys in the Band
Director
The Birthday Party
Director
Good Times
Director, Screenplay
Muggins
Producer
The Thin Blue Line
Producer, Director, Story
The Bold Men
Director
The People vs. Paul Crump
Director, Producer