William 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.

Casted

The Devil and Father Amorth

Played Self

Average Rating

5.1

104 votes

Release Date

Apr 20, 2018

8 years ago
Without Limits

Played TV Director

Average Rating

6.5

79 votes

Release Date

Sep 11, 1998

27 years ago
Friedkin Uncut

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

44 votes

Release Date

Nov 05, 2018

7 years ago
A Decade Under the Influence

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

40 votes

Release Date

Apr 25, 2003

23 years ago
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Played Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.5

35 votes

Release Date

Dec 12, 2014

11 years ago
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

Played Self - Director

Average Rating

7.3

24 votes

Release Date

Jun 13, 1998

28 years ago
I Am Alfred Hitchcock

Played Self

Average Rating

7.2

20 votes

Release Date

May 02, 2021

5 years ago
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Average Rating

9.5

17 votes

Release Date

Oct 04, 2005

20 years ago
Fellini of the Spirits

Played Self

Average Rating

6.7

17 votes

Release Date

Aug 31, 2020

5 years ago
A Fuller Life

Played Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")

Average Rating

6.6

12 votes

Release Date

Aug 28, 2013

12 years ago
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

Played Self

Average Rating

6.9

11 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 2007

18 years ago
Making the Boys

Played Self

Average Rating

4.7

10 votes

Release Date

Mar 11, 2011

15 years ago
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

9 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 2007

18 years ago
Conversation with Fritz Lang

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

9 votes

Release Date

Feb 24, 1975

51 years ago
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

Played Self

Average Rating

7.4

7 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 2007

18 years ago
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck

Played Self

Average Rating

6.1

7 votes

Release Date

Apr 28, 2013

13 years ago
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

Played Self

Average Rating

6.8

6 votes

Release Date

Nov 03, 2009

16 years ago
Stanley Kubrick in Focus

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

5 votes

Release Date

Nov 30, 2012

13 years ago
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

Played Self

Average Rating

6.5

4 votes

Release Date

Jun 03, 2008

18 years ago
Miller's Tale

Played Self

Average Rating

7.1

4 votes

Release Date

Mar 05, 2011

15 years ago
North by Northwest: One for the Ages

Played Self

Average Rating

6.8

4 votes

Release Date

Nov 03, 2009

16 years ago
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

4 votes

Release Date

Oct 05, 2023

2 years ago
Howard Hawks: American Artist

Played Self

Average Rating

5.8

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1997

29 years ago
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

Played Self

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 15, 2013

13 years ago
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 25, 2001

24 years ago
The History of 'Cruising'

Played Self

Average Rating

7.7

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 18, 2007

18 years ago
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 07, 2008

17 years ago
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

Played Self

Average Rating

6.7

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2012

14 years ago
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 2007

18 years ago
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

Played Self

Average Rating

8.3

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 15, 2000

26 years ago
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Played Self

Average Rating

10.0

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 2013

12 years ago
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

Played Self

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 27, 2012

14 years ago
Exorcising 'Cruising'

Played Self

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 18, 2007

18 years ago
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 2003

22 years ago
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

Played Self

Average Rating

7.5

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 2009

16 years ago
Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn

Average Rating

4.5

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 2015

10 years ago
Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 10, 2010

16 years ago
Anatomy of a Chase

Played Self

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 24, 2009

17 years ago
Fear in the Dark

Played Self

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 29, 1991

34 years ago
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 04, 1998

28 years ago
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

Played Self

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 11, 1986

40 years ago
Algren

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 21, 2021

4 years ago
Henri Langlois vu par...

Played Self

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 27, 2014

11 years ago
Hollywood Halloween

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1997

29 years ago
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2007

19 years ago
Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 21, 2007

18 years ago
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 07, 2008

17 years ago
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 07, 2008

17 years ago
A Little Solitaire

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 12, 2004

22 years ago
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 26, 2024

2 years ago
The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 05, 2010

15 years ago
Filming “The Hunted”

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 12, 2003

22 years ago
Pursuing “The Hunted”

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 12, 2003

22 years ago
The Cutting Edge

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 12, 2003

22 years ago
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 24, 2009

16 years ago
Godard Made in USA

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 11, 2010

15 years ago
Return to the Genre

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 27, 2016

9 years ago
Shadows of Suspense

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 22, 2006

19 years ago
The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 2022

3 years ago
Narc: The Friedkin Connection

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 2003

23 years ago
The History of 'Cruising'

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 18, 2007

18 years ago
Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 1974

52 years ago
The Alex Leyba Movie II

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 2025

3 months ago

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