William Friedkin

Director

Born: August 29, 1935
Died: August 7, 2023 (age 87)
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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…

Filmography (93)

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026)
Self (archive footage)
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist (2024)
Self
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023)
Director
The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons
The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons (2022)
Self
Algren (2021)
Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021)
Self (archive footage)
Fellini of the Spirits (2020)
Self
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist (2019)
Self
Friedkin Uncut (2018)
Self
The Devil and Father Amorth (2018)
Director
Return to the Genre
Return to the Genre (2016)
Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn (2015)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
Director
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2013)
Self
A Fuller Life (2013)
Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (2013)
Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)
Self
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
Stanley Kubrick in Focus (2012)
Self
Killer Joe (2012)
Director
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (2012)
Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012)
Self
Making the Boys (2011)
Self
Miller's Tale (2011)
Self
Godard Made in USA (2010)
Self
The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now (2010)
Self
Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist (2010)
Self
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock (2009)
Self
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (2009)
Self
North by Northwest: One for the Ages (2009)
Self